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Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, 1911-1998

Extent and Forms of Material: 65.5 cubic feet, including photographs, videotapes and one film (162 boxes)
Creator: Gerber Scientific Instrument Company
Abstract: Records document the Gerber Scientific Instrument Company and its four subsidiaries: Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., Gerber Scientific Products, Inc., Gerber Systems Corp., and Gerber Optical, Inc. Gerber Scientific designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services computer aided design and computer aided CAD/CAM systems. The records include correspondence, memoranda, product literature, trade literature, patent records, instruction manuals, proposals, engineering records, photographs, technical reports, drawings, press releases, and newspaper clippings.
Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; archivescenter@si.edu; 202-633-3270; www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Collection Number: AC0929
Processing Note: Processed by Bob Ageton (volunteer), Jennifer Dannenberg (intern), Adrienne Cain (intern) and Frank Robinson (archives technician), supervised by Alison L. Oswald, archivist, March 2007.
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Information for users of the collection

Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an “as needed” basis, as resources allow.
Technical Access: Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire; do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: Copyright held by the Smithsonian Institution. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Preferred Citation: [Title and date of item], Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records, 1911-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, box number X, folder number XX, digital file number XXXXXXXX

Container listing: series 1, 2

Series 1 ::: Series 2 ::: Series 3 ::: Series 4 ::: Series 5 ::: Series 6 ::: Series 7 ::: Series 8 ::: Series 9 ::: Series 10 ::: Series 11 ::: Series 12

Box	Folder
		SERIES 1, PERSONAL, 1949-1997
		Subseries 1, Biographical Information, 1949-1997
1	1	Biographical sketches, 1986, 1995
	1A	Certificate of Naturalization, 1946 (photocopy) Birth Certificate translation, 1943 (photocopy) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) undergraduate transcript, 1946 (photocopy)
	2	Nation's Business, 1949
	3	Young Man in a Hurry, Cavalcade of America Program on NBC, (article), 1950
	4	Young Man in a Hurry, Cavalcade of America Program on NBC (photographs), 1950
	5	Civil Engineering Magazine, 1951
	6	Engineering News-Record, 1951
	7	Aviation Week, 1952
	8	Obituaries, 1996-1997
		Subseries 2, Correspondence, 1943-1949, 1966, 1985, 1989
161	1	1943-1948
	2	1949 (about the Gerber Variable Scale)
	3	1966, 1985, 1989
	4	Subseries 3, List of Patents, 1951-1995
	5	Subseries 4, Speeches, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1995, undated
		Subseries 5, Awards, 1981-1995
1	9	Joseph Gerber, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Award, 1981
	10-11	Nomination for National Medal of Technology, 1993-1994
161	6	Media Coverage Report for National Medal of Technology, 1994 October
	7	Media Coverage Report for National Medal of Technology, 1995 April
	12	Rensselaer, 1994
	13	Heinz Awards, 1995
2	1	Subseries 6, Photographs, circa 1980s, 1994, undated
		Subseries 7, David R. Pearl, 1968-1984
	2	David R. Pearl Professional Diary, 1968
	3	David R. Pearl's Notebook, 1968
	4	David R. Pearl Professional Diary, 1969-1971
	5	David R. Pearl's Notebook, 1969-1971
	6	David R. Pearl Professional Diary, 1971-1972
	7	David R. Pearl's Notebook, 1971-1984
		SERIES 2, CORPORATE RECORDS, 1968-1999
		Subseries 1, Administrative, circa 1977-1995
3	1	Gerber Corporate History, 1993 and undated
	2	Gerber Cutter History and Longevity, 1995
	3	Gerber Scientific Products mission statement, undated
	4	Organizational chart, 1985, 1987
	5	Company map, 1995
	6	Company timeline, 1945-1992
	7	Biographical information for key personnel, 1977-1995, undated
	8-10	Subseries 2, Industrial Projects Eligibility Review, undated (contains articles of incorporation for Gerber Scientific)
		Subseries 3, Annual Reports, 1968-1999
	11	1968
	12	1969
	13	1970 and 1976
	14	1976-1978 (consolidated financial information)
4	1	1977-1981 (consolidated financial information)
	2	1982-1983
	3	1985-1986
	4	1987-1989
	5	1990-1992
	6	1993-1995
	7	1996-1997
	8	1998-1999
	9	Subseries 4, Shareholders Reports, 1990-1995, 1997, 1998
		Subseries 5, Newsletters, 1969-1996
	10	Bits and Pieces, 1981
	11	CADCAM Communicator, 1987 Fall, 1994 January
	12	Company Communicator, 1994 August, 1996 January
	13	Cuttings, 1986-1993
5	1	Eurolink, 1993
	2	Gerber Newsline, 1987, 1988, 1990
	3	Integration Update, 1995
	4	New Dimensions, 1969 November
	5-6	Subseries 6, New York Stock Exchange, 1980 October
		Subseries 7, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 1983-1992
	7	Prospectus and Securities and Exchange Commision filings, 1983
	8	Form 10-K, 1986-1992
	9	Subseries 8, Gerber Museum, 1996
159	1-2	Subseries 9: Gerber Scientific Instrument Company binders (empty)

Series 1 ::: Series 2 ::: Series 3 ::: Series 4 ::: Series 5 ::: Series 6 ::: Series 7 ::: Series 8 ::: Series 9 ::: Series 10 ::: Series 11 ::: Series 12