Copyright: Eric A. Wulfsberg
The Round Top Festival Institute’s new library, the Fiath P. and Charles L. Bybee Library and Study Center, dedication will take place on Saturday, March 24. The public is invited to join the celebration in the Concert hall at 2pm for a dedication ceremony, followed by a reception and tours of the new library. An open house will start at 2pm and ends at 5pm.
The Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Library and Study Center is located on the second and third floors of the Festival Concert Hall. This newest addition to the Institute’s Library and Museum Collections, named in honor of collectors, philanthropists, and historians Faith and Charles Bybee, is the permanent home of the Bybee Collection.
Faith Bybee and her husband are best known for forming the Texas Pioneer Arts Foundation and Henkel Square in Round Top. Faith was a ceaseless collector of American antiques, early Texas furniture, and material culture. The extensive collection traces the Bybee’s interest in all things antique including historic tools and their users, American silver and Federal furniture.
The Bybee Collection includes more than 800 books and periodicals that served as research material for Faith’s many interests. Many of the books are inscribed by friends and colleagues. A particularly important signature is from Lady Bird Johnson.
Overnight accommodations are available for this event. Call (979) 249-3129 or email reservations@festivalhill.org to make your reservations.
For more information about the Bybee Collection and the Festival Institute Library and Museum Collections, visit www.festivalhill.org.
