Ever since he acquired the first few pieces of what would become a comprehensive omnibus of American literature, media scholar and authority Larry James Gianakos has intended to find a lasting and appropriate home for The Gianakos-Safos Collection that would reflect its status as a lasting literary legacy. Having teamed with lifelong friend Robert P. Safos–a prominent attorney, civic leader and developer–who shares a passion for fine literature in its first state form, what is now a forty-year undertaking is being prepared to go forth into the world as a public offering.