A Historic Donation   What happens when a husband-and-wife team of noted historians decides to downsize? A university library gets a load of great books, that’s what. Robert Utley and Melody Webb are moving to a retirement community in Arizona. Since their new home lacks the space to house the 5,000 books in their library, they sold some to a collector and then donated another 2,000 to Southwestern University in their present hometown of Georgetown, Texas. The donated books cover a wide swath


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