A digital publication from the J. Willard Marriott Library
A woman with dark hair smiles warmly, wearing a red shirt and necklace. She's seated outdoors with greenery and wooden panels in the background.

Gay Walker

Head of Preservation and Curator of the Arts of the Book Room at Yale University Library 1972-1990 & Head of special collections at Reed College 2002-2017

Gay Walker (she/her) is a printer, calligrapher, and book arts artist based near Portland, Oregon. She was Head of Preservation and Curator of the Arts of the Book Room at Yale University Library 1972-1990 where she co-directed several large preservation grants and created/mounted exhibits for the Sterling Library. She was head of special collections at Reed College 2002-2017 in charge of rare books and maps, archives, and artists books as well as exhibits and preservation.