Manuel conde biography
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John A. Conde was an American Motors executive whose interest in antique automobiles led him to build a major collection of literature.
The collection found its way to an automobile literature dealer, and in 2012, Don Hoke happened to visit this dealer shortly after the Conde Collection arrived.
Manuel conde biography
Don worked with the dealer to acquire all the steam car literature in the Conde Collection.
Conde was a meticulous collector. He marked each file folder as STEAM or ELECTRIC if the car were so powered.
Conde marked each item with its date and source, if available. He even marked photocopies with the owner and date of photocopying. He printed everything in a most readable style.
In cataloguing the Conde Collection and integrating it into the Virtual Steam Car Museum Collections, museum staff was careful to mark each scan with the word CONDE, and kept Conde's file folders in tact.
John Conde passed away on August 8, 2008 at the age of 90.
He was interred at the Pine Lake Cemetery, We