 Cohen’s wife, Ruth Shevin, managed the store’s art gallery into her 90s and worked with several other family members over the years.Now in its third generation of family ownership, the store is operated by Cohen’s three daughters and a grandson.Since its inception, the Argosy has worked with many prominent customers, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who ordered books from an early catalogue, and later First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who needed help stocking the White House library with Americana.