Preservation Services at Dartmouth College: The Secret Revealed: 25 Years of the Book Arts Workshop

Thursday, April 9, 2015

The Secret Revealed: 25 Years of the Book Arts Workshop

The 25th anniversary of the Book Arts Workshop is being celebrated with a number of activities open to the public.

EXHIBIT: Baker-Berry Library / Baker Main Hall: March 20 - June 5, 2015

Often called Dartmouth’s best-kept secret the Book Arts Workshop in Baker Library is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Created in 1989-1990 by Edward Connery Lathem, '51, Rocky Stinehour, '50, and Mark Lansburgh, '49, three former students of Professor Emeritus Ray Nash, the studio is located in the former location of Nash’s Graphic Arts Program, Baker Library Room 21-23. From its early beginnings of letterpress instruction the workshop has grown to include book binding and curricular support of the arts of the book.

PRESENTATION & OPEN HOUSE: Baker-Berry Library/ April 10, 2015

In conjunction with the exhibit the The Friends of the Dartmouth College Library will host a talk by Louise Hamlin, George Frederick Jewett Professor in Art, "25 Years of the Book Arts Workshop and More to Come" Friday, April 10, 2015 at 4 pm in the Current Periodicals Room, Baker Library. A reception will follow in the Baker Library Main Hall. 

The Book Arts Workshop will be open on April 10 from 2-4 pm for guests to tour the studios and create a keepsake. Events are free and open to the public.

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Contributors

Deborah Howe Is the Collections Conservator at Dartmouth College Library. She's been involved in the book community for over 20 years. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers and teaches classes in the Book Arts program.

Ryland Ianelli Is a cartoonist and Project Specialist in the Dartmouth Preservation Services department. He graduated from Reed College with a BA in Art History in 2008 and, more recently, from the Center for Cartoon Studies with an MFA in Cartooning in 2010. In addition to his work in Preservation and the Digital Production Unit, he is currently drawing and writing for various independently published comics and anthologies.

Barb Sagraves has been head of Preservation Services since its creation in 1995. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan SLIS program, has an MA in Medieval History from Michigan State University, and a BA in History from the University of Oklahoma. In her role as department head, Barb has overall responsibility for the preservation program and policies at Dartmouth College Library and is in charge of the Book Arts Program.

Jenny Mullins has been the Digital Preservation Librarian for Dartmouth College Library since May of 2014. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, she preserved video and audio collections, helped build a digital repository and worked in book and paper conservation labs. Jenny is a member of ALA and co-chair of the Preservation Metadata Interest Group for 2015-17.