Margaret B. Harrison Papers

UC Davis. Special Collections
UC Davis. Special Collections
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@lib.ucdavis.edu
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/specol/
2014


Descriptive Summary

Title: Margaret B. Harrison Papers
Dates: 1817-1960
Collection Number: D-069
Creator/Collector: Harrison, Margaret B.,1911-1980
Extent: 1 linear foot
Repository: UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

Margaret B. Harrison Papers. UC Davis. Special Collections

Biography/Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains material catalogs and samples, invoices and expense ledgers, clippings, correspondence, and journals relating to fine bookbinding.

Indexing Terms

Bookbinding
Harrison, Margaret B.,1911-1980--Archives

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