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Last updated: Thursday, May 31, 2007

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Helpful Addresses

The following is a list of useful addresses for furthering research in the book arts, but is by no means exhaustive. For further web listings, check out the web links further down this page. The list is divided into the following groups:

Comments and suggestions and additions should be directed to Eric Alstrom. Please, if you are not a representative of the organization requesting a listing, please supply a name and contact information (email prefered) for some one in that organization.

Organizations

American Academy of Bookbinding
P.O. Box 1590, Telluride, co 81435
phone: 970-728-3886
fax: 970-728-9709.

American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
1717 K Street NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006
phone: 202 452-9545
fax: 202-452-9328
web: http://aic.stanford.edu

American Printing History Association (APHA)
P.O. Box 4922, New York, NY 10163
web: http://http://www.printinghistory.org/
(Journal, Newsletter)

Amis de la Reliure d’Art, Les (ARA)
World Headquarters: Emile van der Vekene, Pres.
58, Domaine Mehlstrachen, Niederanven l-6942, Luxembourg
US Representative: Paula M. Gourley, Lilyhouse Bookbindery,
1936 W. 34th Ave., Eugene, OR 97405
email: reliure@aol.com
web: http://www.ara-international.lu/historique.htm

Amis de la Reliure d’Art - Canada, Les (ARA)
Jonathan Tremblay, Pr»sident
124, rue Giroux, Loretteville (QC) Canada G2B 2Y2
phone: 416-843 22 38
email: ara-canada@oricom.ca
web: http://www.aracanada.org

Association of Book Crafts
c/o John Sansom, 4 Alnack Pl., Torbay, Auckland 1310, New Zealand

Association des Relieurs du Québec (ARQ)
C.P. 637, succ Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec H5B 1B7, Canada
email: arq@bibliopolis.net
web: http://www.bibliopolis.net
(Newsletter)

Atelier d’Arts Appliqués du Vesinet (AAAV)
12 rue de General Leclerc, Paris, Le Vesinet, 78110 France

Boston Book Arts
c/o Sharon McCartney, 42 Fletcher Ave., Lexington, MA 02420
or c/o Marcia Ciro, 13 Bay St., Watertown, MA 02472
email: lilypeek@aol.com or mc@PaperTraceStudio.com
web: http://www.bostonbookarts.org

Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild (CBBAG)
60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 112, Toronto ON M6K 1X9
phone: 416-581-1071
fax: 416-581-1053
email: cbbag@web.net
web: http://www.cbbag.ca
(Newsletter)

Canadian Crafts Federation / Federation canadienne des metiers d'art
c/o Ontario Crafts Council, Designers Walk, 170 Bedford Road, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5R 2K9
phone: 416-408-2294
fax: 416-408-2310
email: info@canadiancraftsfederation.ca
web: http://canadiancraftsfederation.ca

Center for Book Arts
28 West 27th St., New York, NY 10001
phone: 212-481-0295
fax: 212-481-9853
email: info@centerforbookarts.org
web: http://www.centerforbookarts.org

Centro del Bel Libro
Ascona, Viale Portone 4, P.O. Box 2600, Bellinzona, CH-6501, Switzerland
phone: 091-825-11-62
fax: 091-825-85-86

Chicago Hand Bookbinders
P.O. Box 802998, Chicago, IL 60080-2998

Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
1104 S. Wabash, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60605
phone: 312-344-6630
fax: 312 344-8082
email mcraig@popmail.colum.org
web: http://www.colum.edu/centers/bpa/

Creative Arts Workshop (CAW)
80 Audubon St., New Haven, CT 06511
phone: 203-562-4927

Designer Bookbinders
6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, U.K.
email: webmaster@designerbookbinders.org.uk
web: http://www.designerbookbinders.org.uk
(Journal, Newsletter)

Drew University
Graduate School, Madison, NJ 07940
phone: 973 408-3000
email: gradm@drew.edu

Friends of Calligraphy
P. O. Box 425194, San Francisco, CA 94941-5194
email: calligraphy@pennib.com
web: http://www.friendsofcalligraphy.org

Friends of Dard Hunter
c/o Marion E. Cluff, 121 Church St., #17, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
web: http://www.slis.ua.edu/ba/dardo.html

Guild of Book Workers
521 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10175-0038
web: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/gbw
(Journal, Newsletter)

Hand Bookbinders of California
P.O. Box 193216, San Francisco, CA 94119
web: http://www.sfcb.org
(Journal)

Harry H. Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC)
The University of Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 7219, Austin, TX 78713
email: info@hrc.utexas.edu
web: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/hrc

Institute of Paper Conservation
Leigh Lodge, Leigh, Worcester WR6 5lB, U.K.
phone: 44-1886-832323
fax: 44-1886-833688
email: information@ipc.org.uk
web: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ipc
(Journal, newsletter)

Leather Conservation Centre
34 Guildhall Rd., Northampton NN1 1EW, U.K.
phone: 44-1604-232723
fax: 44-1604-602070
(Newsletter)

Library Binding Institute (LBI)
5241 Lincoln Drive, Suite 321, Edina, MN 55436-2703
phone: 612-939-0165
fax: 612-939-0213
email: info@lbibinders.org
web: http://www.lbibinders.org
(Magazine)

Los Angeles Book Arts Center
8642 Gregory Way, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90035
web: http://www.LABookArts.com

Mills College, Book Arts Program
5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613-1301
phone: 510-430-2255
fax: 510 430-3314
web: http://www.mills.edu/BART/bart.home.html

Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA)
1011 Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415
phone: 612-338-3634
web: http://www.mnbookarts.org

North Bennet Street School
39 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA 02113
phone: 617-227-0155
email nbss@nbss.org
web: http://www.nbss.org

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01180
phone: 978-470-1010
fax: 978-475-6021
web: http://www.nedcc.org

North Redwoods Book Arts Guild
c/o Peggy Mars, Ed.
1110 Swantado Court, McKinleyville, CA 95519

Oregon Book Arts Guild
P.O. Box 3687, Portland, OR 97203-3867
phone: 503-244-0726

Oregon College of Arts & Crafts
8245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225
phone: 503-297-5544 or 800-390-0632
web: http://www.ocac.edu

Pacific Center for Book Arts (PCBA)
300 DeHaro St., San Francisco, CA 94103
phone: 415-621-5744
web: http://www.sfcb.org
(Journal, Calendar)

Paper & Book Intensive (PBI)
SLIS, The University of Alabama, P.O. Box 870252, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252
phone: 205-348-1525
web: http://www.slis.us.edu/pbi.html

Penland School of Crafts
Box 37, Penland, NC 28765-0037
phone: 205-765-2359
fax: 205-765-7389
email: office@penland.org
web: http://www.penland.org

Pyramid Atlantic
6001 66th Avenue, Suite 103, Riverdale, MD 20737
phone: 301-459-7154 or 301-577-3424
fax: 301-577-8779
email: pyratl@earthlink.net
web: http://www.pyramidatlantic.org

Rare Book School
attn: Terry Belanger
The University of Virginia, 114 Alderman Library, Charlottesville, VA 22903
phone: 804-924-8851
fax: 804-924 8824
e-mail: belanger@virginia.edu
web: http://www.virginia.edu/oldbooks

San Francisco Center for the Book
300 DeHaro St., San Francisco, CA 94103
phone: 415-565-0545
fax: 415-565-0556
email: info@sfcb.org
web: http://www.sfcb.org

Society of Bookbinders
email: info@societyofbookbinders.com
web: http://www.societyofbookbinders.com

Society for Calligraphy
P.O. Box 64174, Los Angeles, CA 90064
web: http://www.societyforcalligraphy.com

Society of Scribes
P.O. Box 933, New York, NY 10150

Society of Scribes & Illuminators
Membership Chair, Artworkers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, U.K.
web: http://www.calligraphy.org

University of Iowa Center for the Book
216 North Hall, U of I, Iowa City, 52242-1223
phone: 319-335-0447
fax: 319-353-2872
email: Center-for-the-Book@uiowa.edu
web: http://www.uiowa.edu/~ctrbook

University of the Arts
320 Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
phone: 800-616-ARTS
web: http://www.uartsmfaba.com/

Wells College Book Arts Center
Wells College, Aurora, NY 13026
phone: 315-364-3420
web: http://www.wells.edu/bkarts/bkarts1.htm

Women’s Studio Workshop
Summer Arts Institute, Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472
phone: 845-658-9133
email: wsw@ulster.net
web: http://www.wsworkshop.org

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Museums - Galleries - Libraries

The Grolier Club
47 E. 60th St., New York, NY 10022
phone: 212-838-6690
fax: 212-838-2445
email: nsh@grolierclub.org
web: http://www.grolierclub.htm

Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108
phone: 626-405-2140
web: http://www.huntington.org

Lilly Library
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
phone: 812-855-2452
email: liblilly@indiana.edu
web: http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly

National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005-3920
phone: 202-783-5000
web: http://www.nmwa.org
(book arts collection)

Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610-3380
phone: 312-943-9090
web: http://www.newberry.org

New York Public Library
42nd & Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
phone: 212-221-7676
web: http://www.nypl.org

Pierpont Morgan Library
29 East 39th Street, New York, NY 10016-3403
phone: 212-685-0008
fax: 212-481-3484
web: http://www.morganlibrary.org

San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
phone: 415-557-4560
fax: 415-437-4849
web: http://www.sfpl.lib.ca.us

Small Press Center
Mercantile Library, 20 W. 44th St., New York, NY 10036
web: http://www.smallpress.org

Smithsonian Institution Libraries
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20260-0154
email: libmail@sil.si.edu
web: http://www.sil.si.edu

Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
web: http://www.lib.ua.edu/hoole
(fine binding and book arts collection, archive of decorative papers)

Guild of Book Workers Library
100 Main Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
Attn: A. Embree
web: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/gbw/gbw1.rhtml

University of Texas, Preservation & Conservation Studies
GSLIS, CDL 001D, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1276
phone: 512-471-8290
fax: 512-471-8285
web: http://www.glis.utexas.edu

Victoria and Albert Museum
London SW7 2RI, U.K.
web: http://www.vam.ac.uk
(fine bindings, manuscripts)

Wellesley College Library
Special Collections, Wellesley, MA
web: http://www.wellesley.edu/Library/SpecColl/SCstart.html

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Periodicals and Publications

Abbey Newsletter and Alkaline Paper Advocate
Abbey Publications, Inc., 7105 Geneva Drive, Austin, TX 78723
phone: 512-929-3992
fax: 512-929-3995
email: Abbeypub@flash.net
web: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey

Alphabet (see Friends of Calligraphy)

Ampersand (see PCBA)
Alistair Johnston, Ed.
Poltroon Press, P.O. Box 5476, Berkeley, CA 94705-0476
phone: 510 845-8097
e-mail: poltroon@sirius.com

Art et Metiers du Livre/Editions
4, Rue des Haudriettes, 75003 Paris, France
phone: 01-40-29-88-90
fax: 01-40-29-88-91
email: art.metiers.du.livre@wanadoo.fr
web: http://www.aml-editions.fr

Binders' Guild Newsletter
2925 Powell Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405
email: editor@bindersguild.org
web: http://www.bindersguild.org

The Bonefolder: an e-journal for the bookbinder and book artist
Peter D. Verheyen, Publisher
email: bonefolder@philobiblon.com
web: http://www.philobiblon.com/bonefolder

Book and Paper Group Annual (see AIC)

Bookbinder, the Journal of the Society of Bookbinders
Keith Clayton, Ed.
7 Southbrook Close, Havant, Hants P09 1RW, U.K.
Society of Bookbinders Newsletter
Mrs. Jenny Codrington, Ed.
48 Denmark St., Bedford MK40 3TQ, U.K.

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Newsletter (see CBBAG)
Richard Miller, Ed.

Gold Leaf (see Hand Bookbinders of California)

Guild of Book Workers Newsletter and Journal (see GBW)
Journal Editor: Signa Houghteling
Newsletter Editor: Jody Beenk

Hand Papermaking
P.O. Box 77027, Washington, DC 20013-7027
web: http://www.bookarts.com/handpapermaking/

Leather Conservation News
Paul Storch, Ed.
Minnesota Historical Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
phone: 612-297-5774
fax: 612-296-9961.

Library of Congress
Information Bulletin
Information Office LM-103, Washington, DC 20540
web: http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib

Morocco Bound and NSW Newsletter
NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders, P.O. Box 1110, Rozelle, N.S.W., Australia

New Bookbinder and Designer Bookbinders Newsletter (see Designer Bookbinders)

New Library Scene (see Library Binding Institute)

Page Two, Inc.
P.O. Box 77167, Washington, DC 20013
email: tom@bookarts.com

Paper Conservator and Paper Conservation News (see The Institute of Paper Conservation)

Printer, The
Michael J. and Sally L. Phillips, editors and publishers
337 Wilson Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840
email: theprinter918@worldnet.att.net

Printing History, Journal of APHA (see American Printing History Association)
David Pankow, Ed.
Cary Graphic Arts Collection, RIT, 90 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623-5604

WAAC Newsletter (Western Association for Art Conservation)
Carolyn Tallent, Ed.
826 Centinela Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403 310 453-1834
web: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac

WCG Newsletter
Julie Biggs
Conservation Dept., Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St., Washington, DC 20003
phone: 202-675-0332
fax: 202-675-0317
email: biggs@folger.edu
web: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/wcg

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Virtual Links (Resources on the Web)

There are many web pages dealing with all aspects of the book arts. Peter Verheyen's Book Arts Web has one of the most complete listings of these links.

The Book_Arts-l is a listserv dealing with all aspects of the book arts. Ask and answer questions in this electronic forum, from beginning binders to advanced artists. For information on subscribing, click the image below.

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Last updated on 31-May-07 by Eric Alstrom

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