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Princeton, New Jersey 08544-5264
Telephone 609-258-3601; Fax 609-258-1301Sept. 28, 2000
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601
Friends of the Princeton University Library offer "Meet the Curator" series
Princeton, N.J. -- The Friends of the Princeton University Library is again sponsoring its fall "Meet the Curator" series. Each event features a distinguished curator or librarian discussing his work and showing important materials he has worked on or acquired for the library.
The three events are:
- Peter T. Johnson, bibliographer for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, "Building Princeton’s Collection of 20th-century Latin American Literary Manuscripts," Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
- Scott Husby, rare books conservator, "Historical Book Bindings at Princeton," Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.
- Martin Heijdra, Chinese bibliographer and caretaker of the Gest Oriental Rare Books Library, "The Gest Library and the History of the Chinese Book," Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
To register for these sessions and obtain directions, call (609) 258-5049. The sessions are open to the public, but space may be limited for those who are not members of the Friends.