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Sunday's Panel Discussion

Theme
The panel will discuss their individual experiences with Henry Morris, recalling both humorous and libelous events. Henry will speak on Saturday about his life as a private press printer. The speech on Saturday and the panel discussion on Sunday will both take place at the Arsenal Restaurant.

Moderator
Our moderator for Fest XV panel on Sunday, October 5th is Tim Murray, Head of Special Collections at the University of Delaware.

Panelists
Collector: Dan Diadul has been collecting the publications of Henry Morris since he discovered and acquired his first volume at a bookseller's stand in the remote mountains of central Pennsylvania twelve years ago. His commitment to the well-written word is reflected in his service as President of the Board of Trustees at a private school in center city Philadelphia known for progressive education. Dan earns his living in manufacturing as the president of Foodline Piping Products, Co.

Publisher: Bob Fleck, host for these annual festivities, founded Oak Knoll in 1976 to fill a niche for both out-of-print and in-print books about books, book trade history, and the book arts. Today, Oak Knoll is an international firm that maintains an inventory of about 20,000 titles and a rapidly growing back list of over 950 titles published and distributed under its publishing imprint, Oak Knoll Press.

Author: Sidney Berger, the Ann C. Pingree Director of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum, is a long-time collector of Bird & Bull books and the author of a few of them.  He writes about, lectures on, and collects decorated paper and press books. He also runs his own press (the Doe Press), and he teaches on the history of the book and rare book & special collections librarianship.

Binder: Greg Campbell is the president of the Campbell-Logan Bindery, Inc., a family-owned, full-service bindery that has been in operation for more than fifty years. He is the binder for most Bird & Bull Press publications.

 
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