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Pam Spitzmueller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1230

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials from conservator and book artist Pamela Spitzmueller. It includes Pam’s bookbindings, conservation work (including Harvey's 1628 De motu cordis and the Nag Hammadi codices), research notebooks, personal journals, correspondence, and book arts scholarship. The collection also has records and keepsakes pertaining to the Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) and the Guild of Book Workers (GBW).

Dates

  • Creation: 1936-2020
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1980 - 2009

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials may be unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility and potential liability based on copyright infringement for any use rests exclusively and solely with the user. Users must properly acknowledge University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives as the source of the material. For further information, visit https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/services/rights/

Extent

21.21 Linear Feet (45 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

See also the Tim Barrett Collection (MsC0937) and the Gary Frost Papers (MsC0770). Pam, Tim, and Gary were longtime coworkers and friends, and so their records have various overlap.

Related Materials

Pam's artists' books can also be found in Special Collections' general monograph collection and are searchable on InfoHawk+ (https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/). A variety of Pam's model books are held in the conservation department's Model Book Collection. Contact Special Collections for further details on requesting access to Pam's artists' books or model books.

Author
Carmela Furio
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)