Lecture featuring Pamela Spitzmueller, University of Iowa’s Conservator from 1989-1999

A UI Libraries Conservation Lab 30th Anniversary Lecture featuring Pamela Spitzmueller, University of Iowa’s Conservator from 1989-1999

*September 4, 2014, 6:30pm in Shambaugh Auditorium located on the 1st floor of the Main Library*

Spitzmueller’s lecture, "Books as Physical Objects or How Conserving Damaged Rare Books and Manuscripts Inspired Me to Create New Book Objects" will cover her 35 year career in library conservation and book arts, from Chicago (Newberry Library), Washington, DC (Library of Congress), Iowa City (University of Iowa Library) and Cambridge, MA (Harvard University Library).

She has presented many lectures on historical book structures and created workshops on long and link stitch sewing; girdle books; a multi-quire, wooden-boarded codex from Egypt and most recently a model of a 17th c. printed Almanac for tradesmen with erasable pages. Pamela is also a retired Paper and Book Intensive Co-director where she has taught many classes.

Thursday, September 4, 2014 6:30pm

University of Iowa Main Library

Shambaugh Auditorium

125 West Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52242

Kathleen Tandy

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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kathleen Tandy in advance at 319-335-0447 or center-for-the-book@uiowa.edu.