Brief Description:

Oral histories of commercial binderies, done as part of the Library of Congress Occupational Folklife Project with the PARS Oral History Project Working Group, contains audio recordings and timed audio log of the recordings, includes bookbinding careers, bookbinding industry and business, adhesive research, evolution of bookbinding industry, and preservation.

Interviewees include Mark Hancock, Jack Fairfield, Charles Cline, Jim Larsen, Bruce Jacobsen, Jerry Flesher, Ian Flesher, Connie Osborne, Don Osborne, John Salistean, Jack Tolbert, Robert Strauss, Robert Sibert, Steve Roberts, Lee Ogden, Jeremy Glick, Lang Wightman, Jay Fairfield, Robert Mauritz, Michael Foley, Barclay Ogden, Laura Cameron, Walter Wingo, Frederick James, Janice Comer, Tim McKenna, Jim Heckman, Gerrit Dykhouse, Suzanne Wiersma, Jack Bendror, Shmuel Bendor, Roberto Ferrando, Werner Rebsamen, Paul Parisi, Maggie Parisi, John Ocker, and Ralph Ocker.

Record Series Number: 31/16/11

Created by: Preservation and Reformatting Section

Volume: 13000.0 megabytes

Acquired: 07/01/2019.

Arrangement: Arranged by subject title

Biographical Note for Preservation and Reformatting Section : The Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services focuses on the preservation and reformatting of library materials in all types of institutions and applying new technologies to assure continued access to library collections.(1) The section was formed in 1995 when the Preservation of Library Materials Section merged with the Reproduction of Library Materials Section.

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Rights/Use Restrictions: Access is for educational and research use only.

Acquisition Notes: PARS Oral History Project Working Group