Lilia Walsh
2009-2010 Internship Project
[Insert image of Lilia]The Archives & Rare Books Libraryâs 2009-2010 intern is Lilia Walsh, a University of Cincinnati junior majoring in Geography. Her project is related to ARBâs rare book holdings on the Arts & Crafts Movement, particularly imprints of William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. Associated Arts & Crafts books, such as those produced by American publishers Elbert Hubbard from his Roycrofters and of Thomas Mosher, also figure in the project that will result in an annotated bibliography of our holdings, the transcription and annotation of a Morris letter, and the design of a web exhibit.
Ms. Walsh became interested in William Morris when her parents wallpapered a room in their house with Morrisâ âwillowâ pattern. An Honors student at UC, she took a special seminar called âWilliam Morris and His World,â taught by art history faculty member Cindy Damschroder and Jane Carlin, former head of the College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning Library. A 2009 summer Honors seminar with Archives and Rare Books Library head Kevin Grace led to the intern position because of her background in arts and books.
[Insert image of Morris]The web exhibit contains numerous images from the holdings as well as the annotated bibliography. The use of our Morris-related and Arts & Crafts monographs has increased dramatically over the past several years, serving several courses in art history, political science, English literature, history of the book, and graphic design. Thus, the project product will serve both as a research tool to ARBâs Arts & Crafts books, and as a practical guide for students and faculty.