Mr. Chang, a lifelong comic collector, landed the job two years ago at a comic book convention.

It was his wife, Nancy, a lifelong collector, that encouraged him to pursue collecting.

Ms. Sweeney admits to being a lifelong collector and hoarder.

The museum is a private operation run by Bob Lund, a lifelong collector of magic memorabilia, who maintains a library of about 12,000 volumes.

A lifelong collector of books, he owned more than 5,000 volumes at his death.

A lifelong collector of old records and sheet music, he moved from Columbus to Los Angeles at the age of 20.

Terry Thompson, a Vietnam veteran, was a lifelong collector of exotic animals.

A lifelong collector, Bader has devoted himself to the study of art history and collection of many fine paintings.

A lifelong collector, he bought his first Picasso etching in Zurich at age 13.

Helen Frick shared her father's passion for the visual arts; she was a lifelong collector.