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When describing his life in 1985, famed chef, entrepreneur, writer, entertainer, and bibliophile Louis Szathmary began by saying, 'I can't recall a time I did not have books around me. My family in Hungary was rich in books, not money.' Arriving in the U.S. in 1951 with less than two dollars in his pocket he spent the next 45 years developing frozen foods for the Armour company, running the prestigious Chicago restaurant 'The Bakery', appearing on radio and television programs, and advocating for the culinary professions, all the while compulsively amassing a book collection spanning 37 rooms above the restaurant. 'The collection never rests,' the chef stated. Colleen Theisen joins us to discuss the famed chef's life spanning the intersection of cuisine and collecting and the restless life of the collection here at the University of Iowa as it grows and lives on inspiring culinary life on campus, informing research pursuits, activating community participation, and delighting book lovers across the Internet today.

Colleen Theisen is the Outreach and Instruction Librarian for the University of Iowa Special Collections. She coordinates the social media team including the UI Special Collections Tumblr, named 'New & Notable' by Tumblr in 2013, and she directs and hosts the YouTube channel 'Staxpeditions.' A 2015 Library Journal 'Mover & Shaker,' Theisen holds an MS in Information from the University of Michigan, where she specialized in Archives and Records Management. For more information on the Foreign Relations Council visit their website.