Final Announcement — 35th IPH Congress: “Investigating American Collections on
Paper” June 7-11, 2021
Registration for the International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) upcoming 35th Biennial
Congress on June 7-11, 2021 is open until May 31st. The co-hosts, the Library of Congress, the
National Gallery of Art, and the National Archives and Records Administration, invite the
participation of paper historians, scholars and students from around the world. The Congress will
open with a keynote address from the eminent paper historian John Bidwell, Astor Curator and
Head of the Department of Printed Books and Bindings at The Morgan Library & Museum in
New York, and will feature talks given by 34 other outstanding international scholars. Presenters
will discuss international paper history, artists’ papers, book papers, watermark databases, new
methodologies in paper studies, and toolkits for paper and watermark identification. The
pre-recorded presentations will become available on the Congress website on May 24th.
“Investigating American Collections on Paper” brings together an unprecedented assembly of
experts for live panel discussions. In addition, live workshops will allow participants to gain
greater familiarity with watermark imaging tools and international watermark databases, guided
by their creators.
Please visit the IPH website (http://www.paperhistory.org/) for a detailed conference program
and registration instructions.
Register by May 31st! IPH members and non-members $150; Students $50
2021 IPH Congress Planning Committee:
Library of Congress: Sylvia Albro, Yasmeen Khan, Amelia Parks, Mary Elizabeth Watson
National Gallery of Art: Marian Dirda and Amy Hughes
National Archives and Records Administration: Halaina Demba, Amy Lubick, Yoonjoo
Strumfels, Beatriz Centeno-Piñeiro
IPH35thCongress@gmail.com