Rare Books Associations in D.C. area? -Reply

[Leslie Overstreet <loverstr@sil.si.edu>]

Dear Ms. Butz,
   I'm sure that you'll hear from several people, so I hope my response
isn't too repetitive, but I'm happy to tell you that there are a couple
rare-books/manuscripts/maps groups in the D.C. area. 
   The Washington Rare Book Group has a membership of over 100,
including librarians from most of the major government, university, and
research libraries in the area, conservators, dealers, collectors,
historians, and academics.
   Dr. Blanche Ebeling-Koning currently serves as Chair of the Group and
can be reached by phone during work hours at (202) 319-5050; also
e-mail: marnixA@aol.com .
   Melanie Gardner, Treasurer,  maintains our membership list and can be
reached during the day at (301) 504-5181; e-mail:
mgardner@nal.usda.gov .
   Please let me know if you need additional information.
   The exhibition sounds very interesting - I'll hope to see it while it's here.
   Best wishes,
   Leslie Overstreet

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Leslie Overstreet, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Dept., NMAH 5016 / MRC 630
Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington DC 20560

phone: 202/357-1568   fax: 202/633-9102   
e-mail: loverstr@sil.si.edu
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