PAST SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
The King Library Press Department of Special Collections University of Kentucky Libraries cordially invites you to attend its fall presentation on the book arts BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Author, Printer, and Publisher KAY MICHAEL KRAMER The Printery THE GREAT HALL Margaret I. King Library Friday, 28 September 2007 7:30 P.M. — free and open to all —
Saturday, 29 September 2007
BOOK ARTS WORKSHOP
8:30 A.M. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 A.M. WORKSHOP
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
KING LIBRARY PRESS BOOK ARTS EVENT
1. Friday evening's presentation by Kay Michael Kramer is free and open to all.
2. Saturday's workshop requires registration and a fee of $35.00. Participation is limited. Lunch is on-your-own. Make a reservation by calling (859) 257-8408 or (859) 257-1742 or by contacting klijdb@uky.edu and then sending your check in the amount of $35.00 payable to University of Kentucky. Mail to: The King Library Press / Special Collections / University of Kentucky Libraries / Lexington, KY 40506-0039.
All materials are provided, although you may wish to bring an apron or smock.
KAY MICHAEL KRAMER, former Director of Art & Design for a St. Louis publishing firm, is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Printing Management.
He operates The Printery, a private press employing traditional methods and materials to produce books and keepsakes. A frequent lecturer on the history of typography, book design, and modern fine printing, he has received awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the New York Art Director's Club, the Association of American Publishers, the Printing Industries of America, and the Chicago Book Clinic. In addition, he has served as a member of the board of directors of the St. Louis Mercantile Library, the board of directors of the Eugene Field House, and the Kirkwood, Missouri Landmarks Commission. Kay Kramer is also editor of The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies' newsletter.
In September of 1824 President Horace Holley of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky called on Thomas Jefferson at Monticello to learn about his plans for The University of Virginia. In a 6 September letter to his wife, Mary Austin Holley, Dr. Holley vividly describes his impressions of the nation's third president and outlines Jefferson's thoughts on curriculum and instruction. This letter, now in the archives of Transylvania University, will be printed for the first time in our King Library Press fall workshop.