Browse Exhibits (7 total)

Duane Pearsall Congratulatory SBA Award Notes and Letters Scrapbook

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The Congratulatory SBA Award Notes and Letters Scrapbook was created by Duane Pearsall.

This exhibit contains the individual pages from the original scrapbook assembled by Pearsall. The images on each page were cropped to provide a better experience viewing the photographs. The scrapbook is filled with special memories of congratulations from friends, family and business associates, in letters, cards and personal sentiments.

The PDF for this scrapbook is here.

Duane Pearsall Small Business Person of the Year Scrapbook (1976)

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The Small Business Person of the Year Scrapbook was created by Duane Pearsall.

This exhibit contains the individual pages from the original scrapbook assembled by Pearsall. The images on each page were cropped to provide a better experience viewing the photographs. The scrapbook is filled with special memories from his small business person of the year awards, locally, from the State of Colorado and nationally, from the United States of America and the celebration on his return back to Colorado from Washington DC. 

The PDF for this scrapbook is here

Duane Pearsall Statitrol Years Scrapbook (1968 - 1973)

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The Statitrol Years Scrapbook was created by Duane Pearsall.

This exhibit contains the individual pages from the original scrapbook assembled by Pearsall. The images on each page were cropped to provide a better experience viewing the photographs. The scrapbook is filled with special memories from his company Statitrol.

The events documented with photographs in this scrapbook:

  • The ground-breaking and the building of Statitrol in Lakewood Colorado (1968)
  • The Painting Party (March 7, 1970)
  • Statitrol Christmas Party at the Ramada Inn (1970)
  • The Bowling Team (1970)
  • Willowbrook Cave Picnic (August 19, 1971)
  • Statitrol Christmas Party at the Ramada Inn (1972)
  • Marge Frisbee's Farewell Party
  • Thanksgiving Lunch (1973)
  • Statitrol Christmas Party (1973)
  • Statitrol 10th Anniversary
  • Press Party (December 14, 1973)

 The PDF for this scrapbook is available here.

Duane Pearsall: The Signal Starter

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Collection History

The material housed in the Duane Pearsall Collection was collected and maintained by Pearsall during his life, and then maintained by his family after his passing. The papers were gifted to the Gordon Library Archives in batches from Marjorie Pearsall, Pearsall’s wife, beginning in 2010. The collection was completely and finally transferred to the Archives in December, 2013.

The materials were delivered with a loose organization, including item breakdowns for the majority of the folders. The folders themselves had some organization to them. To have respect for Original Order, we chose to maintain the system developed by Pearsall in order to categorize and digitize his collection. 

The physical collection is open for research by appointment at the Gordon Library Archives. Archives staff request 48 hours’ notice for appointments.

The Duane Pearsall papers are accessible as part of the historical collections in the WPI institutional repository, DigitalCommons@WPI.

In 2015-17, the processed collection was fully digitized and can be viewed at http://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/ms055-pearsall/

This exhibit about Duane Pearsall was curated by Archivist, Wendy Essery, MLS.

Copyright Statement:

Use of the Duane D. Pearsall Papers Digital Collection is restricted under the "fair use" clause of the Copyright Law (Title 17, United States Code). The images and documents in this collection are available for the sole purpose of private study, research, and/or scholarship. Anyone wishing to use the images for commercial purposes, publication, or any purchase outside of "fair use" must obtain written permission from the WPI Archives & Special Collections.

For further information, please contact:

WPI Archives & Special Collections
George C. Gordon Library
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
508-831-6612
archives@wpi.edu

Gordon Library @ 40

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[Please note: Gordon Library @ 40 is an inactive online exhibit maintained for reference purposes by WPI's Archives & Special Collections. Information contained in the original website was migrated to The Foundry in March 2016.]

CELEBRATING 40 years of service excellence to WPI in 2007.

Print Worcester : Documenting Worcester's Printing Industry

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[Please note: Print Worcester is an inactive project maintained for reference purposes by WPI's Curation, Preservation, and Archives. Information contained in the original website was migrated to The Foundry in March 2016.]

This project identified repositories in Worcester County which have printing company records, such as business records, promotional materials, catalogs and photographs. These records are briefly described on the web site, along with some historical information about the companies. 

The Tuna Files: Opening up the William Foley Trask Collection

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Enjoy this online experience of WPI's recent exhibition, The TunaFiles: Opening up the William Foley Trask Collection, which was on view in Gordon Library's Gladwin Gallery from September through October 2015.

Items from the exhibit and Trask's collection are being digitized and added to WPI's archival collections. For more information about the project or to support the preservation and digitization of the William Foley Trask collection, please contact WPI's Archives.