Tales from Paul Sherburne

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The 1993 Iron Bowl
I was working on a bookstore at Auburn University, Alabama, in 1993 when I got an invitation to work on a new bookstore design for the University of…
1959 Phone Call
For me, 1959 was a pivotal year and one filled with memorable events.
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College Bookstore Designs
Once I recall a bit more background, I’ll add it.
Paul v Jeep
I’ll begin by stating that when it came to the business of growing up, I might have been just a little slow. For some unexplained reason, I remained…
Cups and Saucers
Anyone earning over $5,000 a year was considered well off. Gasoline was just under 25 cents per gallon. Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the middle of his…
Our arrival at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Maury AGS
It was a mid-February morning in 1960, and our arrival at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Maury AGS-16 was planned, as it was for all first-time port…
Armed Forces Day Memories
The day was November 11, 1958, and the place was New York City. I had arrived in the city from Maine after completing a 21 day leave following the…
The Modern Kitchen - Part 2
Dr. Lillian Gilbreth (1878 - 1972) and her husband Frank were pioneers in the early 20th Century of what became known as time and motion studies.
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