wˌaɪl stˈɪl ɐn ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːət, kəŋkˈɜːɹənt wɪð ɐ vˈɪzɪt tə hɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz ɪn ˈaɪəwə sˈɪɾi, ˈaɪəwə, hiː wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst tə bˈʊk ˈɑːɹɾɪst hˈæɹi dˈʌŋkən, hˌuː wʌzɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈaɪəwə ˈaɪəwə sˈɪɾi, ænd ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ tə ðə ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌv ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn lˈɛɾɚpɹˌɛs pɹˈɪntɪŋ.
While still an undergraduate, concurrent with a visit to his relatives in Iowa City, Iowa, he was introduced to book artist Harry Duncan, who was a teacher at the time at the University of Iowa (Iowa City), and an important contributor to the revival of interest in letterpress printing.