The bequest is technically to the nation.
The bequest came to the U.S. in 1835.
The bequest from his grandmother made Edward rich.
The bequest includes biographies, histories, reference books, poetry and fiction.
The bequest paintings are in Twombly's distinctive swirling calligraphic style.
The bequest falls from the sky like a shower of gold greeting a newly crowned tsar.
The bequest ensured that the Citizen remained solvent and that it was able to reach a wide and influential audience.
The bequest was accepted and went to form the collection opened to the public as the British Museum in 1759.
The bequest came from Joan B. Kroc, the wife of the McDonald's chain founder, who died in October.
The bequest to modern Brazil is a paradox: a culture happily drenched in African origins, a hybrid population and a ruling class that is overwhelmingly white.
The bequest of $4.8m to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and $1.2m to the town's Brooks Memorial Library were the largest each institution has ever received.
