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- John Pekarsky interview
- Date(s)
- 2021-04-01
- Contributor(s)
- Pekarsky, John, 1953- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors,...
Show moreIn this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors, travelling to RSNA and other trade shows, and his relationships with his Hologic colleagues.
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- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Pekarsky_John_20210401
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- John Pekarsky interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2021-04-01
- Contributor(s)
- Pekarsky, John, 1953- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors,...
Show moreIn this interview, Pekarsky details his work experiences for Siemens, Trex Medical, and Hologic. Pekarsky spent his career in sales and spends time talking about the many changes he implemented as the Senior VP of Sales at Hologic. This included changes to the compensation and award system, the annual meetings, and the overall structure of Hologic's sales approach. Pekarsky also mentions some of his specific experiences in the medical sales industry including meeting cancer survivors, travelling to RSNA and other trade shows, and his relationships with his Hologic colleagues.
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- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Pekarsky_John_20210401_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Interview with Wesley Memeger, Jr., 2020 September 27 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-09-27
- Contributor(s)
- Memeger, Wesley, Jr. (interviewee), Nutter, Jeanne D. (interviewer), Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
- Description
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During this interview, Dr. Wesley (Wes) Memeger details his early life in Florida. He describes his family, headed by his grandfather, working and travelling as migrant farmers. He then describes his elementary school, Webster School, and family beach trips to a segregated beach near Saint Augustine.
Memeger goes on to describe his first remembered experience with science, doing pendulum experiments in eighth grade physical science class. He then details his high school years at Excelsior ...
Show moreDuring this interview, Dr. Wesley (Wes) Memeger details his early life in Florida. He describes his family, headed by his grandfather, working and travelling as migrant farmers. He then describes his elementary school, Webster School, and family beach trips to a segregated beach near Saint Augustine.
Memeger goes on to describe his first remembered experience with science, doing pendulum experiments in eighth grade physical science class. He then details his high school years at Excelsior (later Richard J. Murray High School), both his studies and his participation on the football team. He also recounts an incident during a summer working on a flower farm when his mother stood up for him over the objection of the farm's white foreman.
Memeger then describes how he came to attend Clark College. He details various aspects of his college experience, including his dormitory and his chemistry professors. He discusses the impact that his English professor, M. Carl Holman, had on his life. He also details his participation in a 1961 student day of protest for civil rights. He then discusses his membership in Omega Psi Phi and how he met his future wife, Harriet.
Memeger goes on to discuss his graduate education at Adelphi University, including the impact that being a new father had on his graduate school experience. He then details his hiring by DuPont and describes the three other Black chemists who were at the company when he was initially hired. He also discusses how DuPont used a composite sketch of a Black contract employee on the cover of the 200th company anniversary issue of DuPont Magazine.
Memeger then details his involvement on the Kevlar project, describes the molecular structure of the monomer of Kevlar and Kevlar products. He then discusses his patents and other aspects of his career at DuPont. He then speaks about his children and his involvement with the Delaware community serving on the boards of cultural institutions. Finally, Dr. Memeger discusses his life as an artist, from an early sketch of his son to his current projects and his collaboration with his wife, who is a fiber artist.
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- Black Delawarean STEM pioneers oral history project (Accession 2021.202)
- Hagley ID
- 2021202_20200927_Memeger_transcript
- Collection
- Oral history collections gallery
- Title
- Georgia Hitzke interview
- Date(s)
- 2020-07-01
- Contributor(s)
- Hitzke, Georgia, 1945- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Georgia Hitzke discusses her career in medical imaging and her time working for Lorad and then Hologic. Hitzke talks about some of the new technologies in medical imaging and some of the challenges working with this equipment. Within this, Hitzke focuses on the training aspect as a large part of her role at Hologic was setting up training sessions and workstations to teach employees about new imaging developments.
- Collection ID
- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Hitzke_Georgia_20200630
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Georgia Hitzke interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-07-01
- Contributor(s)
- Hitzke, Georgia, 1945- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Georgia Hitzke discusses her career in medical imaging and her time working for Lorad and then Hologic. Hitzke talks about some of the new technologies in medical imaging and some of the challenges working with this equipment. Within this, Hitzke focuses on the training aspect as a large part of her role at Hologic was setting up training sessions and workstations to teach employees about new imaging developments.
- Collection ID
- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Hitzke_Georgia_20200630_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Jay Stein interview, part 1 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-06-26
- Contributor(s)
- Stein, Jay, 1942- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Jay Stein details his journey to working at Hologic. He goes into detail about his education and work with American Science and Engineering, including his work with NASA to measure x-rays reflected from the moon. Within this discussion, Stein talks about his interest and experience working with x-ray technology, which ultimately led him to start a company called Diagnostic Technology with David Ellenbogen. Stein compares his work with x-ray technology that deals with...
Show moreIn this interview, Jay Stein details his journey to working at Hologic. He goes into detail about his education and work with American Science and Engineering, including his work with NASA to measure x-rays reflected from the moon. Within this discussion, Stein talks about his interest and experience working with x-ray technology, which ultimately led him to start a company called Diagnostic Technology with David Ellenbogen. Stein compares his work with x-ray technology that deals with baggage inspection systems and the technology used in medical imaging, such as mammography machines. Throughout much of the interview, Stein refers to his friendship and business partnership with David Ellenbogen, and how their relationship was a key factor in the success of Hologic.
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- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Stein_Jay_20200626_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Andy Smith interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-06-24
- Contributor(s)
- Smith, Andrew, 1954- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Andy Smith explains his work with Hologic and the intricacies of the medical imaging equipment. He details his interactions with the FDA, insurance companies, and other outside organizations and as well as his role in travelling domestically and internationally to explain Hologic's technology to others.
- Collection ID
- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Smith_Andy_20200624_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Lothar Jeromin interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-06-12
- Contributor(s)
- Jeromin, Lothar, 1942- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Lothar Jeromin talks about his work in medical imaging and his time developing direct radiography. Jeromin compares his experiences working for Xerox, DuPont, and Hologic and each company's culture and primary goals. Jeromin also details the process of developing direct radiography, including some of its challenges and other uses. Jeromin, through this interview, provides an in-depth look at direct radiography and his career in the medical imaging industry.
- Collection ID
- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Jeromin_Lothar_20200612_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Jeff Yorker interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2020-01-16
- Contributor(s)
- Yorker, Jeffrey, 1954 (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Jeff Yorker talks about his career with DuPont, AGFA, and Hologic and his work in the diagnostic medical business. Yorker discusses the many projects he worked with including the development of Selenia, a digital mammography system. Yorker walks through the process of research and development for each of these projects including, patenting and work with the FDA. He also spends a large part of the interview comparing his work with DuPont and Hologic.
- Collection ID
- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Yorker_Jeff_20200116_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Jim Culley interview [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 2019-09-19
- Contributor(s)
- Culley, Jim, 1944- (interviewee), Hologic (Firm) (associated name), Spohn, Benjamin (interviewer)
- Description
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In this interview, Jim Culley details his career in marketing at DuPont and Hologic. Culley talks in depth about Hologic's decision to work with medical imaging and mammography, and how his role in marketing was shaped by this. In terms of marketing at Hologic, Culley discusses his work with the media, including Good Morning America and the New York Times. Culley also details the work he had to do to convince doctors and hospitals to use Hologic's mammography system, and how the FDA, foreign...
Show moreIn this interview, Jim Culley details his career in marketing at DuPont and Hologic. Culley talks in depth about Hologic's decision to work with medical imaging and mammography, and how his role in marketing was shaped by this. In terms of marketing at Hologic, Culley discusses his work with the media, including Good Morning America and the New York Times. Culley also details the work he had to do to convince doctors and hospitals to use Hologic's mammography system, and how the FDA, foreign regulatory boards, insurance companies, and legislative acts all impacted this process.
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- Hologic Medical Imaging oral histories (Accession 2020.201)
- Hagley ID
- 2020201_Culley_James_20190919_transcript
- Collection
- Hologic Digital Mammography oral histories
- Title
- Interview with Thomas "Tom" McAndrews, 2018 January and February, edited transcript
- Date(s)
- 2018-07-12
- Contributor(s)
- McAndrews, Thomas P. (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
- Collection ID
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20180712_McAndrews_transcript_edited
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
- Title
- Interview with Thomas "Tom" McAndrews, 2018 January and February, unedited transcript
- Date(s)
- 2018-06-13
- Contributor(s)
- McAndrews, Thomas P. (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
- Collection ID
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20180613_McAndrews_transcript_unedited
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
- Title
- Interview with Carol Gee, 2018 June 11
- Date(s)
- 2018-06-11
- Contributor(s)
- Gee, Carol (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
- Description
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During her interview, Carol Gee discusses ingredient marketing with references to Nylon, Lycra, and Teflon. She particularly details her view on the positive and negative uses of end user advertising. She also discusses her opinion that DuPont did not receive enough value from the large advertising firms with which they contracted. She later comments on the personnel shift that occurred in 1993 in regards to marketing and communication staff. Gee also discusses several marketing efforts she...
Show moreDuring her interview, Carol Gee discusses ingredient marketing with references to Nylon, Lycra, and Teflon. She particularly details her view on the positive and negative uses of end user advertising. She also discusses her opinion that DuPont did not receive enough value from the large advertising firms with which they contracted. She later comments on the personnel shift that occurred in 1993 in regards to marketing and communication staff. Gee also discusses several marketing efforts she was involved in, providing insights into Textile Fibers' approaches to marketing.
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- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20180611_Gee
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
- Title
- Interview with André and Bobbie Harvey, Session 2, 2017 June 16
- Date(s)
- 2017-06-16
- Creator
- Hagley Museum and Library Hagley Museum and Library. Library. Oral History Project Office
- Contributor(s)
- Williams, Amrys O. (interviewer), Harvey, Roberta Rush, 1941- (interviewee), Harvey, André, 1941-2018 (interviewee)
- Description
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In this interview, André and Bobbie Harvey discuss the training, experiences, and travels that led them to the art world, the sculpture business they built together beginning in the 1970s, and the process of bringing a piece of art into the world, from conception to execution to exhibition to sale. They also reflect on the cultural and historical conditions that influenced their decision to pursue careers in art, and the personal and mutual satisfactions of following artistic passion and...
Show moreIn this interview, André and Bobbie Harvey discuss the training, experiences, and travels that led them to the art world, the sculpture business they built together beginning in the 1970s, and the process of bringing a piece of art into the world, from conception to execution to exhibition to sale. They also reflect on the cultural and historical conditions that influenced their decision to pursue careers in art, and the personal and mutual satisfactions of following artistic passion and cultivating community connections.
In session 2, the Harveys reflect more on their educational and parental influences, tell the story of how they met, and discuss the cultural context of the 1960s and the Vietnam War as important influences on their decision to travel to Europe and attempt to create a less conventional life for themselves. They also talk about how they have secured access to the animals and other natural forms that have been the focus of much of André's work. Bobbie's work at New Bolton Center was crucial in getting André access to some of the large farm animals he sculpted. The pair also pursued connections to biologists around the country and remote places around the world in order to witness the hatching of sea turtles or see a monk seal close up. They also discuss how computing and the internet have changed the craft and business of sculpture, from new processes like rapid prototyping to the move toward putting photographs of the work on the web, which was not without problems—the pair discuss the difficulties they have had with knockoffs coming out of foundries in Asia. André discusses his collaboration with goldsmith Donald Pywell starting in 1989–1990 to create jewelry based on his designs, and the differences between working with large forms in bronze and much smaller forms in gold.
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- Oral history interview with André and Bobbie Harvey (Accession 2017.235)
- Hagley ID
- 2017235_Harvey_session2
- Collection
- Oral history collections gallery
- Title
- Interview with John Hall, 2017 April 25
- Date(s)
- 2017-04-25
- Contributor(s)
- Hall, John E., 1946- (interviewee)
- Description
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John Hall describes his career as an operator at the DuPont Martinsville plant, and his interview provides insight into plant life from a wage roll viewpoint. It provides a clear understanding of the problems and lack of solutions DuPont developed while trying to modernize the spinning areas.
Hall's early years describe what it was to live in the rural mountainous area of southwest Virginia. After several attempts he was hired by DuPont in 1968. It is significant to note that Hall describes...
Show moreJohn Hall describes his career as an operator at the DuPont Martinsville plant, and his interview provides insight into plant life from a wage roll viewpoint. It provides a clear understanding of the problems and lack of solutions DuPont developed while trying to modernize the spinning areas.
Hall's early years describe what it was to live in the rural mountainous area of southwest Virginia. After several attempts he was hired by DuPont in 1968. It is significant to note that Hall describes the hiring as 500/600 in 1965 and 300 in 1968. He was in the latter group and the large group ahead of his affected his seniority all through his career.
Hall describes the T28 and T29 spinning machines which were the light denier modernized spinning machines. They were installed at Martinsville and later moved to Chattanooga. The process was not at all liked by the operators and Hall describes how and why. He relates the life of an operator in the spinning area and also relates various concerns about management decisions.
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- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20170425_Hall_John
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
- Title
- 1894 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1894_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1897 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1897_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1898 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1898_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1895 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1895_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1900 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1900_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1901 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1901_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1902 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1902_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1896 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1896_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- 1899 diary transcript
- Date(s)
- 2017
- Contributor(s)
- Camacho, Simon B. (Simon Bolivar), 1859-1906 (author), Stoye, Guy (transcriber)
- Collection ID
- Simon B. Camacho papers (Accession 2704)
- Hagley ID
- MSS_2704_1899_01_05
- Collection
- Simon B. Camacho papers
- Title
- Interview with Kevin Atticks, 2016 March 10
- Date(s)
- 2016-03-10
- Contributor(s)
- Atticks, Kevin, 1975- (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
- Description
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This interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Kevin Atticks at Grow + Fortify, LLC, located at 6247 Falls Road Baltimore, Maryland 21209, on the morning of March 10th, 2016. In the interview, Atticks briefly discusses his personal and professional background, education and early career, before moving on to an in-depth discussion of his career in organizing and advocating for the local, craft alcohol industries in Maryland. Atticks began his career writing a book...
Show moreThis interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Kevin Atticks at Grow + Fortify, LLC, located at 6247 Falls Road Baltimore, Maryland 21209, on the morning of March 10th, 2016. In the interview, Atticks briefly discusses his personal and professional background, education and early career, before moving on to an in-depth discussion of his career in organizing and advocating for the local, craft alcohol industries in Maryland. Atticks began his career writing a book on Maryland wineries, which lead to deepening engagement with that industry. Atticks enjoyed considerable success leading the Maryland Wineries Association, helping to organize the industry, and winning advantageous changes to the law. Observing opportunities to replicate this success, Atticks founded Grow + Fortify, LLC to serve the trade associations of Maryland craft brewers and distillers in addition to wineries. Atticks also discusses the wide array of factors influencing the development of the craft alcohol industries, including market conditions, consumer culture, the environment, and quality control.
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- Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
- Hagley ID
- Kevin_Atticks_3_10_16
- Collection
- Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews