Guild of Book Workers Records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains financial, membership, and administrative records from the 1940s to the present. Included are materials for publications and exhibitions. Nearly three hundred brief biographies of members are contained in these records. Note:The annual reports from the founding in 1906 through 1946 are contained in the Guild's year books. After 1962, the annual reports appear in The Guild of Book Workers' Journal. Not to be confused with the Guild of Book Workers Library which, though housed at the University of Iowa, is a different entity whose collections are available only to members of the Guild.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-2010
Creator
- Guild of Book Workers (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Biographical or Historical Information
The Guild of Book Workers was founded in 1906 to promote the book arts and to provide standards for the field. It now has eight regional chapters. The Guild sponsors a Standards of Excellence Seminar every year in addition to exhibitions every two to three years.
Extent
36.50 Linear Feet (Photographs: There are photographs in the seminar folders and slides in the exhibit folders.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes materials from multiple chapters, publications, financial records, membership records, and papers from the annual Standard Seminars.
Physical Access Requirements
The University of Iowa Libraries supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-paper-based materials. Please read our Please read The University of Iowa Libraries' statement on Property Rights, usecoll Law, and Permissions to Use Unpublished Materials
Method of Acquisition
Gift of the Guild of Book Workers in August 2007.
Accruals and Additions
There is a 2010 addendum.
Other Descriptive Information
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/scua/msc/ToMsC900/MsC862/gbw.html
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu