OXFORD, Miss. – In tune with the approaching holiday
season, the University of Mississippi Museum has released
a unique collectible, its seventh in a series.
The limited edition keepsake depicts Rowan Oak, the
historic home of Nobel Prize-winning author William
Faulkner. Stamped and gold-plated, the collectible can be
purchased at the museum’s gift shop for $15 plus tax or
shipped for an additional $5.
“It’s one of our biggest sellers throughout the holiday
season,” said Albert Sperath, museum director. “A lot of
folks buy the collectible keepsakes as gifts or for
themselves to adorn their Christmas trees at home.”
Rowan Oak, located near the UM campus, was purchased by
Faulkner in 1930. Owned by the university, the home serves
as a museum and includes Faulkner’s own furniture, smoking
pipe and typewriter.
The museum’s previously released collectibles feature the
university’s Lyceum, Ventress Hall, Barnard Observatory,
Brandt Memory House and Skipwith House, as well as the
Lafayette County Courthouse. Complete sets of the
keepsakes’ entire series are also available.
Profits from the sales are funneled back into the museum’s
general account.
The gift shop is open during regular museum hours 9:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m.
Sunday.
For more information or to place orders using a credit
card, call 662-915-7073. Orders to be shipped in time for
Christmas delivery must be placed by Dec. 14.
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