Commercial Binderies
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Oral histories of commercial binderies, done as part of the Library of Congress Occupational Folklife Project with the PARS Oral History Project Working Group, contains audio recordings and timed audio log of the recordings, includes bookbinding careers, bookbinding industry and business, adhesive research, evolution of bookbinding industry, and preservation.
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Item Open Access Mark Hancock interviewed about his career in bookbinding [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyMark Hancock discusses his career in bookbinding. He describes the many roles he has played in his bindery. He also talks about what his bindery did that was different when compared to other binderies.Item Open Access Jack Fairfield interviewed about his experiences as a bookbinder [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneJack Fairfield discusses his experiences as a bookbinder. He talks about how the industry has changed over time. He describes several different methods of bookbinding.Item Open Access Charles Cline interviewed about his roles in adhesive research and the evolution of the bookbinding industry [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyCharles “Chuck” Cline, a chemist, worked in the bookbinding industry for over 30 years before starting his own company. He discusses his roles in adhesive research and development, mentors, changes in equipment and the evolution of the industry.Item Open Access Jim Larsen and Bruce Jacobsen discuss their experiences in the bookbinding industry [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneJim Larsen and Bruce Jacobsen discuss their experiences in the bookbinding industry. They describe how business has changed over time. They explain how much technology has affected this change and how technology itself has changed.Item Open Access Jerry Flesher and Ian Flesher interviewed about their contributions to the bookbinding industry [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneJerry Flesher and Ian Flesher discuss their contributions to the bookbinding industry. They describe the machines and software they have designed to help bookbinders over their careers. They explain how technology has changed over time and how this has affected their products and the industry.Item Open Access Connie Osborne, Don Osborne, and John Salistean describe working in the bookbinding industry from a business perspective [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyConnie Osborne, Don Osborne, and John Salistean describe working in the bookbinding industry. They examine the bindery primarily from a business perspective. They also talk about the various ways the industry has changed and what that meant for their business.Item Open Access Jack Tolbert interviewed about inheriting his family bindery [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyJack Tolbert describes his experiences in his family bindery. He talks about inheriting the company after working in it his entire life. He also discusses technology and how it changed over time.Item Open Access Robert Strauss discusses his career as the head of the University of Minnesota Library [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyRobert Strauss discusses his career as the head of the University of Minnesota library. He describes several projects he has worked on. He also talks about what he did to improve his bindery.Item Open Access Robert Sibert discusses his career as a third generation bookbinder [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneRobert Sibert discusses his career as a third generation bookbinder. He explains the history of the company and the many changes it has seen under his leadership. He describes a great deal of the technological advances that have impacted the industry.Item Open Access Steve Roberts interviewed about his career as a marketer and CEO of a bindery [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneySteve Roberts discusses being a marketer and CEO for a bindery. He describes the various roles and projects he has handled over his career. He offers a different view of the bookbinding industry with the view of it specifically as a business.Item Open Access Lee Ogden and Jeremy Glick interviewed about their careers in commercial bookbinding and consolidation in the industry [sound recording].(2017) Pape, WhitneyLee Odgen of the HF Group and Jeremy “Jerry” Glick of Glick Bookbinding Corporation (which ultimately became part of the HF Group) discuss their careers working in the commercial bookbinding business. They discuss changes in technology and the trend toward consolidation in the industry with acquisitions of smaller firms to create a large-scale companies.Item Open Access Lang Wightman interviewed about his career in bookbinding [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneLang Wightman discusses his career and the changes he has seen in the bookbinding profession. After two years at Hertzberg-New Method, he spent six years at Perfection Learning, where he set-up a complete bindery from scratch. In October, 2014, he retired from President of LBS in Des Moines, Iowa where he had worked for 32 years. Wightman is an active member of the BMI. In the interview he discusses the various people he was able to interact with over his career and what this meant to him.Item Open Access Jay Fairfield interviewed about his father's bookbinding business [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneJay Fairfield recalls the history of his father's bookbinding business and how he came to work for his father. Much of the interview is spent describing the changes to the business and the binding industry over time.Item Open Access Robert Mauritz interviewed about his career and roles at Archival Products [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneRobert J. (Rob) Mauritz discusses his early career in printing and his roles at Archival Products, which is a division of Library Binding Services. He describes the growth and change in the company, his mentors, character and training of his employees, the work environment, production, and changes in the binding industry.Item Open Access Michael Foley and Barclay Ogden interviewed about their work at UC-Berkeley Libraries [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneBarclay Ogden and Michael Foley recall their experiences working for the University of California-Berkley. They describe the history of preservation at the University, the relationship between the bindery and the preservation department, how they learned their trades, changes in the industry over time, their mentors, interesting projects they have completed, their greatest achievements, and the future of the industry.Item Open Access Laura Cameron interviewed about her career at Stanford Libraries [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneLaura Cameron recalls her experiences working for Stanford Libraries, Stanford University. She describes how she learned the trade of library binding, her mentors, the support she received from Stanford, and changes in equipment, staff, contracts, and space over the years.Item Open Access Walter Wingo interviewed about his career in bookbinding [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneWalter "Butch" Wingo talks about the many bookbinding positions he has had across the country, including his role at the Government Printing Office. He discusses his mentors and apprentices, unions, bookbinding technologies, interesting projects he has completed, and changes to the bookbinding industry.Item Open Access Frederick James interviewed about his career in bookbinding [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneFritz James describes his career in bookbinding, from working at Hertzberg-New Method to purchasing LBS. He discusses how the industry changed over his time in the field. He talks about the many innovations in the industry that he helped develop.Item Open Access Janice Comer interviewed on her career in preservation for libraries [sound recording].(2017) Drewes, JeanneJanice Comer describes developing preservation equipment and preservation enclosures for libraries. She spends a great deal of time discussing how the preservation field has changed over time. She talks about her mentors, her business, her employees, technology, and her accomplishments.Item Open Access Tim McKenna interviewed about his career as a salesman and mechanic for box-making machines [sound recording].(2018) Drewes, JeanneTim McKenna discusses being a salesman and mechanic for box-making machines. He helped many book binders over his career in this capacity. He also describes how the industry has changed over time, and will continue to change.