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Introduction
The Raleigh DeGeer Amyx Collection is a collection of various artifacts and collectibles from american history, some of notable historical significance. The museum is located in and among his home in Vienna, Virginia, the result of a lifelong interest in collecting, especially presidential memorabilia and white house china. Some of the items reserved for his personal collection have been donated to various museums and libraries in the U.S. Information on the remaining items can be found at the print references at the end of this article and at www.americanheritage1.com, an online representation of the collection. The purpose of the collection appears to be to memorialize american history and encourage remembrance and appreciation of the people and events that have gone before us.

History
Early in his life Raleigh began collecting things as a hobby, taking the task of collecting more and more seriously as time went on. On December 20th, 1985, Walt Harrington of the Washington Post published an article about his collection, which brought to Raleigh’s attention the signficance of both its notoriety and potential value to the American people. He has appraised and authenticated thousands of items, both within his collection and outside of his collection, and since the late 1980’s has made collecting in general, and improvement and exhibition of this collection in particular, his sole aim. A more extensive biography can be found at the Wikipedia biographical entry under the name Raleigh DeGeer Amyx.

Notable Items

 * John F. Kennedy's Reading Glasses
 * Original Painting By Dwight Eisenhower
 * Dwight Eisenhower's Rolex Watch - Yellow Gold Datejust With Then-Unique Red Number Date Wheel
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt's Walking Cane
 * A Land Survey Written and Conducted By George Washington At Age 17