Robert Hughes, rare book collector and donor, had long planned to leave his books with WVU Libraries’ Rare Book Room at the West Virginia and Regional History Center.  Through his estate, the Rare Book Room at the West Virginia and Regional History Center is the beneficiary of his considerable donation of over 1,600 books. Hughes passion was for signed works by classic literary authors such as poets Robert Frost, Dylan Thomas, William Butler Yeats, and Sylvia Plath. His significant gift will assist the rare book room with its ongoing objective to support the educational mission of West Virginia University, his beloved alma mater.  Photo Brian Persinger