MCI Project Summaries 2008 - Smithsonian Institution

MCI 6229 Leather Bound Magazines
MCI Staff: Mary W. Ballard, Nicole C. Little, Yyonette Fogg
Twenty one books containing issues of Esquire Magazine (1934-1940) were treated with
Argon gas as requested by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, prior
to their formal accessioning. These books were bound with the owner’s name, E. Simms
Campbell. He was a major cartoonist for the magazine and an African American illustrator and
author. After the Argon treatment each bound book was examined and its condition reported.
SIA has provided a detailed condition report and treatment proposal to address the condition of
the book covers.
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