Volume 14, Number 3
Jun 1990

People

• Karen Preslock, formerly librarian in the collection of conservation material at the Smithsonian, has become an entrepreneur in a partnership called BookQuest, the Online Book Network, at 135 Village Queen Drive, Owings Mills, MD 21117 (301/581-0394, 800/627-2216).
• Richard Baker, formerly Chief Conservator at the American Antiquarian Society, has opened a private practice in library and archives conservation. His address is 1712 (Rear) South Big Bend Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63117 (314/ 781-3035).
• Robert J. Strauss, former Executive Director of the CCAHA in Philadelphia, has established a consulting firm to focus an strategic planning, project design and management, as well as fund-raising for nonprofit institutions. He will work in a similar capacity with private businesses that are offering preservation-related services. His new address is 2411 Golden Valley Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55411 (612/5215218).
• Maria Fredericks has accepted the position of Associate Conservator for Library Collections at the Winterthur Library. She can be reached by telephone at 302/888-4633, or by mail at the Winterthur Library, Winterthur, DE 19735.
• Duane Watson was appointed Association Librarian for Preservation at the New-York Historical Society, as of April 20.
• Gabrielle Fox is back in Cincinnati again, at 3673 Stettinius Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45208 (513/871-6613). A graduate of Guildford's two-year course in bookbinding, she returned to England and worked for eight years as a self-employed binder and teacher. She is continuing this sane kind of work in the U. S.
• Paul Needham has left the Pierpont Morgan Library after 18 years to join Sotheby's (New York) as Director of its Book and Manuscripts Department.