Chela Metzger Lecturer (512) 471-8293 Room: UTA 5.440 Hours: Thurs. 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Degrees:
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, Evergreen State College, 1985. M.S.L.I.S., Simmons College, 1990. Certificate in Hand Bookbinding, North Bennet Street School, 1993.

Bio:

Ms. Consuela (Chela) Metzger joined the School of Information faculty in Spring, 2001, and typically teaches book conservation and history of the book courses.

After completing an internship in rare book conservation at the Library of Congress in 1994, Ms. Metzger worked as a project conservator for over five years at the Huntington Library rare book collections in San Marino, Calif. She also worked as one of the teachers for the Lampadia/Getty-sponsored conservation education program for visiting South American conservators. In Fall, 2000, Ms. Metzger conducted a 3 month Fulbright Lectureship in Argentina.

She occasionally teaches workshops in special collections conservation in Latin America, and writes articles and book reviews in the field of book arts and bookbinding in the US. She has a particular interest in Latin American print culture, the history of books and reading, and the material culture of record keeping structures used in archives and accounting.