The Hertzberg Bindery/LBS Bindery Records colleciton consists of scrapbooks, photographs, paper sample books, and other materials documenting the history of the Hertzberg Bookbindery in Des Moines. Series II contains a note in Fred James, Jr's hand, found in a box that contained much of the following material, reads: "started 1929 to find papers for leather binding. 1930-1931-1932 - depression years / fine leather bindings were unnecessary at the time - so library binding became again the main business / popcap - sackets pasted & lacquered etc- / later decorator designs became an idea for books which did not lend themselves to illustration / beginning of collecting decorative papers for treasure trove." Most of the sample books presented here are undated but appear to date to the 1929-1932 period. The larger swatches appear to be later.