Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Harrison, Margaret B.,1911-1980
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Margaret B. Harrison Papers. UC Davis, Special Collections
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains material catalogs and samples, invoices and expense ledgers, clippings, correspondence, and journals relating to fine bookbinding.
- Biographical / historical:
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Margaret B. Harrison (1911-1980) became interested in fine bookbinding in the 1930's and apprenticed for a time with master bookbinder Hazel Dreis. For more than four decades, her bookbinding skills enabled her to bind and preserve a number of volumes within the Michael and Margaret B. Harrison Western Americana collection. In September, 1990, the preservation department of the General Library of the University of California at Davis was dedicated in her honor.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Bookbinding
- Names:
- Harrison, Margaret B.,1911-1980--Archives
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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Margaret B. Harrison Papers. UC Davis, Special Collections
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621