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DEWEBER, Don. (Hastings, NB-- ). | DEWEBER, Don. (Hastings, NB-- ). Deweber was the curator of the world's most extensive collection of checkers literature written in the English language. Deweber began in 1979 with the acquisition of two major collections of English language checkers books known as the [[JOHN CALDWELL-IRVING WINDT LIBRARY OF CHECKERS]]. | ||
Deweber's interest in checkers started with his purchase of a checkers computer and membership in the American Checkers Federation. Finding he could easily sell his checkers books in classified advertisements led Deweber to search out other volumes in sales and book stores. His sale of these volumes led him to open Checker Book World. | Deweber's interest in checkers started with his purchase of a checkers computer and membership in the American Checkers Federation. Finding he could easily sell his checkers books in classified advertisements led Deweber to search out other volumes in sales and book stores. His sale of these volumes led him to open Checker Book World. | ||
With the success of Checker Book World | With the success of Checker Book World and the acquisition of the John Caldwell-Irving Windt Library, Deweber in 1980 began making the books available to those who needed the information, but could not afford the books. | ||
Deweber wrote "The John Caldwell Directory of Classical Checker Works and Miscellany," an unpublished manuscript in 1982 that was said to be the most complete chronological description of checkers works. | Deweber wrote "The John Caldwell Directory of Classical Checker Works and Miscellany," an unpublished manuscript in 1982 that was said to be the most complete chronological description of checkers works. | ||
[[Category: Historian]] | [[Category: Historian]] | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 8 June 2020
DEWEBER, Don. (Hastings, NB-- ). Deweber was the curator of the world's most extensive collection of checkers literature written in the English language. Deweber began in 1979 with the acquisition of two major collections of English language checkers books known as the JOHN CALDWELL-IRVING WINDT LIBRARY OF CHECKERS.
Deweber's interest in checkers started with his purchase of a checkers computer and membership in the American Checkers Federation. Finding he could easily sell his checkers books in classified advertisements led Deweber to search out other volumes in sales and book stores. His sale of these volumes led him to open Checker Book World.
With the success of Checker Book World and the acquisition of the John Caldwell-Irving Windt Library, Deweber in 1980 began making the books available to those who needed the information, but could not afford the books.
Deweber wrote "The John Caldwell Directory of Classical Checker Works and Miscellany," an unpublished manuscript in 1982 that was said to be the most complete chronological description of checkers works.