Katherine Beaty

Katherine Beaty is a book conservator for special collection at the Weissman Preservation Center, with a special interest in parchment, non-western bindings, and investigating historical book structures. Before coming to Harvard in 2008, Katherine trained at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, New York Academy of Medicine, Harry Ransom Center, and worked at Duke University Library. As a 2024-25 recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth Rome Prize in Conservation and Historic Preservation, Katherine spent 10 months researching medieval Italian archival bookbinding structures.  Katherine earned her M.A. in book and paper conservation from the Buffalo State College's, Patricia H. and Richard E. Garman Art Conservation department and is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation.