Description
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. The collection contains material
catalogs and samples, invoices and expense ledgers, clippings, correspondence, and journals relating to fine bookbinding.
Background
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.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.