Box 2

This series includes French's gathered research materials, copious notes, drafts, and correspondence with colleagues related to her writings on bookbinding, and almost entirely focused on bookbinding in early (18th century) America. This series is arranged in chronological order (by earliest date in file range).

PaGA refers to the publication Printing & Graphic Arts of which Nash was the editor.

This series includes French's gathered research materials, copious notes, drafts, and correspondence with colleagues related to her writings on bookbinding, and almost entirely focused on bookbinding in early (18th century) America. This series is arranged in chronological order (by earliest date in file range).

Projects include pursuing research on Caleb Bingham, a 1786 Prayer Book, and early American bookbinders. Includes some accompanying research material.

Includes some accompanying research material.

Includes multiple versions of French's CV and resume, her publication "Rare Books: A Wellesley Tradition," and a draft and final copy of her obituary.

This series includes French's gathered research materials, copious notes, drafts, and correspondence with colleagues related to her writings on bookbinding, and almost entirely focused on bookbinding in early (18th century) America. This series is arranged in chronological order (by earliest date in file range).

Includes a poster advertising the opening of the Printing Press of the Wellesley College Book Arts Lab in 1974, and a 1821 print of The Husbandman's Manual. [THM temporarily removed for 4-flap enclosure, with Emily Bell in Conservation]

Photographs are of book bindings.

Also includes news transcriptions regarding Frederick A. Mayo