Charles “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 ...
Connie 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 ...
Fritz 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 ...
Gerrit Dykhouse and Suzanne Wiersma discuss their careers in bookbinding. They describe the projects they have worked on over the years. They also talk about how technology has changed the industry.
Jack Bendror, Sam Bendror, and Robert Ferrando discuss their experiences with using and developing machinery for the bookbinding industry. They focus especially on oversewing. They also discuss the many ways that the ...
Jack Fairfield discusses his experiences as a bookbinder. He talks about how the industry has changed over time. He describes several different methods of bookbinding.
Jack 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.
Janice 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, ...
Jay 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.
Jerry 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 ...
Jim 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 ...
Ralph Ocker and John Ocker, a father and son, describe their experience owning a family book binding business. They discuss how the industry changed over time, moving from handmade binding to automated binding. They describe ...
Lang 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 ...
Laura 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 ...
Lee 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 ...
Mark 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.
Barclay 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 ...
Paul Parisi and Maggie Parisi discuss their experiences in the bookbinding business. Paul was born into the industry and describes how much it has changed over time. They describe how they have managed their bindery during ...
Robert 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 ...
Robert 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 ...