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View all threadsBridwell Library’s triennial bookbinding competition is named for Helen
Warren DeGolyer (1926–1995), a well-known supporter of the arts and
education in Dallas, as well as a skilled devotee of design bookbinding.
Following her testamentary wishes, her brother, Joseph Warren, and her
children, Everett Lee DeGolyer and Edith DeGolyer, established in 1996 an
endowment to support a triennial bookbinding competition, exhibition, and
conference on the contemporary book arts to be held at Bridwell Library.
The competition challenges bookbinders to submit their proposals for a
specific book held by Bridwell Library, as well as a recent example of
their work. While the DeGolyer Award winner receives a commission to bind
the book according to his or her proposal, the jury also selects award
winners for excellence in fine binding and artistic design.
See the below link for more information
https://www.smu.edu/libraries/bridwell/bookbinding/2025
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