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Others preserve old photos because they are sentimental. asserted

they → preserve → photos

Others save a magazine because it reminds them of a certain time. asserted

it → save → time

But for Rudy Scaglione, collecting is a lifelong pursuit, a personal archive of seven decades of pop culture, Hollywood history and major world events. asserted

collecting → collect → culture

The Tampa resident, now 82, has amassed so many souvenirs he basically has built himself a museum. asserted

he → amass → museum

A collection covering seven decades According to BayNews9, Scaglione started collecting as a teenager, saving magazines, newspapers, photographs and other bits of memorabilia. uncertain

Scaglione → cover → memorabilia

What started as a hobby never really ended, and his collection has continued to grow through the years. asserted

collection → start → years

The archive now features some of the most memorable moments in modern American history, including the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the September 11 attacks, the first moon landing and the civil rights movement, BayNews9 reports. asserted

BayNews9 → feature → Kennedy

Hollywood also takes up a substantial portion of his collection. asserted

Hollywood → take → collection

Among his prized possessions are photographs and memorabilia associated with some of the industry’s best known stars, especially Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. asserted

photographs → associate → stars

The exclusive report by BayNews9 states that his collection was kept for years in plastic tubs and bookcases at his assisted living home. asserted

collection → state → home

He recently decided it was time to bring some of that out into the open. asserted

it → decide → open

The result was a pop culture exhibition at Brookdale Bayshore in Tampa, where tables groaning with photographs, publications and celebrity memorabilia turned the facility’s lobby into a walk through decades of history, the report adds. asserted

report → groan → history

Millie Post helped Scaglione organize and display the pieces as fellow residents got to check out the collection, BayNews9 reports. asserted

BayNews9 → help → collection

The exhibition also evoked memories for many of photographs and publications they once owned but have since thrown away. asserted

they → evoke → photographs

For Scaglione, wading through the material has been a reminder of the amount of history he’s witnessed in his lifetime. asserted

he → wad → lifetime

A Hollywood tie to hold Of the thousands of items he has collected, one has special sentimental value: a thank-you note from Elizabeth Taylor, explains the online report. asserted

note → hold → report

Scaglione sent flowers and a get-well card to the Hollywood actress while she was in hospital. asserted

she → send → hospital

Her response became one of his most treasured possessions, adding a special touch to his already vast collection from one of the legends of the cinema world. asserted

response → become → world

BayNews9 reports the rest of the archive has been collected over years of buying from newsstands, subscriptions to newspapers and magazines and online purchases. asserted

rest → report → newspapers

What started with a teenager collecting things he found interesting has become an amazing record of changing times. asserted

he → start → times

By sharing his collection with fellow residents, Scaglione has found a way to make those memories part of other people’s lives, too. asserted

memories → share → lives

82-year-old Florida man’s 70-year collection includes a letter from Elizabeth Taylor

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