Thompson Conservation Lab Papers
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American Bookbinders Museum
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Title: Thompson Conservation Lab Papers
Dates: circa 1974-2006
Collection Number: ARCH0018
Creator/Collector:
Jack C. Thompson
Thompson Conservation Lab
Extent: 4 MSB: 2 linear feet.
Repository:
American Bookbinders Museum
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Paper samples, catalogs, and related materials from the Thompson Conservation Lab.
Language of Material: English
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Thompson Conservation Lab Papers. American Bookbinders Museum
Gift of Jack C. Thompson.
Biography/Administrative History
Jack C. Thompson began running the Thompson Conservation Lab in Portland, Oregon, in the early 1980s. He is a noted expert
in book and paper conservation and restoration, as well as skilled in papermaking, marbling, and bookbinding.
Scope and Content of Collection
A collection of packets of paper samples from a variety of sources and materials, plus catalogs, thread shade cards, and price
lists, ranging between about 1974 and 2006.
Handmade paper.
Marbled papers.
Paper.
Paper industry.
Paperboard.
Thompson Conservation Lab.
Paper conservation.