Library
The core of the CAHS Library consists of a private collection of first editions, several signed by Aldous Huxley, and of other rarities, together with a large store of secondary materials. The purchase of this highly valuable collection, which was accumulated by Professor Donald Watt (State University of New York at Geneseo) in long years of dedication, was made possible by a generous donation from the German Fritz Thyssen Foundation. In recognition of Professor Watt's willingness to give away his collection for much less than the estimated price, this section of the CAHS Library is called the Donald Watt Collection.
The CAHS Library also holds xeroxcopies of all the extant typescript states of Island , including the final typescript and the final fair copy, corrected in Huxley's own hand.
Further donations, e.g. manuscripts, typescripts and letters by Aldous Huxley or publications related to him, are of course urgently needed and will be duly acknowledged.
