George W. Mead Paper Education Center
The Museum's new George W. Mead Paper Education Center is now open
Tours
We offer guided tours of the Museum. There is more information on available
guided group tours and how to schedule them.
If you can't come to the Museum in person, you can take a virtual
tour here on the web site. Also, see our special section on Watermarks!
You can now take a narrated
audio tour of the Museum with Director Cindy Bowden and Steve Miller, Coordinator of the University
of Alabama Book Arts Program. You will need an MP3 player or browser plugin.
Research
We are pleased to offer a new service to the public through our extensive archives. We can provide
professional research services for most aspects of paper history and technology. We have many amazing
things in our archives such as the patent for paper made of wood and ancient papermaking artifacts.
Now the public can have access to this information for research.
The first hour of research is free for Museum members. After that it is $15 per additional hour.
The non-member rate is $30 per hour. Advanced reservations are required.
For more information, contact Cindy Bowden at 404-894-7840 or
send an email.
FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years
Here is a look at our new book on the history of IPST. Click on the links below to read it or to
download it. You will also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).
FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years (7.7 MB)
NOTE: The book "FROM APPLETON TO ATLANTA: The Institute's First 75 years" is now available in the Museum Store.
Teachers' Guide
The Museum has a guide book for teachers to prepare their classes for a visit to the Museum.
Click on the link below to read the manual online or to download it. You will also need the free
Adobe Reader software (see below).
Teachers' Guide (2.47 MB)
Teachers' Guide for Japanese Papermaking
The Museum has a new guide book for teachers on the history, traditions, and techniques of
Japanese papermaking and paper, called washi.
Click on the link below to read the manual online or to download it. You will also need the free
Adobe Reader software (see below).
Teachers' Guide for Japanese Papermaking (1.32 MB)
Newsletters
Recent issues of the Museum's newsletter The Paper Trail are now available here on the
web site. Click on the links below to read the newsletters online or to download them. You will
also need the free Adobe Reader software (see below).
The Paper Trail Fall 2007 (1.2 MB)
The Paper Trail Spring 2007 (5.6 MB)
The Paper Trail Fall 2006 (1.2 MB)
The Paper Trail Summer 2006 (1.1 MB)
The Paper Trail Spring 2006 (3.2 MB)
The Paper Trail Fall 2005 (1.1 MB)
The Paper Trail Winter 2004-2005 (1.58 MB)
The Paper Trail Fall 2004 (1.18 MB)
The Paper Trail April-June 2004 (970 KB)
The Paper Trail January-March 2004 (1.11 MB)
The Paper Trail August-October 2003 (1.36 MB)
Adobe Reader
You will need the free Adobe Reader software to read and print the Museum newsletters and our Teachers' Guide. Click on the Adobe icon below to download and install it.
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