Cathleen A. Baker

About

Conservator of unbound and bound paper-based material in Special Collections of the University of Michigan Library and exhibition coordinator and consultant regarding rare library and archival collections throughout the UM Library system.

Background

Paper conservator in England and America (1970–present); associate professor, Art Conservation Department, SUNY Colleges at Oneonta (Cooperstown, N.Y.) & Buffalo (1978–1993); BA in Art History, University of Michigan; Certificate in Paper and Paintings Restoration, Courtauld Instuitute of Art, University of London; MA in Art History, Syracuse University; MFA in Book Arts and PhD in Mass Communication, University of Alabama; adjunct lecturer, courses in history of the book and letterpress printing, University of Alabama; present: author, printer, graphic designer, and publisher, see The Legacy Press under My Links.

In 2011, Dr. Baker established the Cathleen A. Baker Fellowship in Conservation to provide experience for conservation students and mid-career-level conservators; visit website for more information: http://www.lib.umich.edu/cathleen-baker-fellowship-conservation.

Responsibilities

Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information, SI 651 Physical Treatments for Preservation Administrators.