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Dean Fogerty talks about his nearly fifty-year career in the tech industry in Boulder, first for IBM and then for Ricoh after it bought out a division of IBM. Fogerty discusses the changing company culture and work environment throughout the years, major projects and advances, and the company’s place within Boulder and the tech world as a whole. He especially focuses on his work with printers, his international travels working for trade shows, and the communications innovations that he and his team made during his tenure.

These folders contain annual reports for 1956-57 (in f.02-03); press releases and publications, 1957-63 (f.04-07); and printed materials, 1957-81 (f.08-16), pertaining to IBM's plant in Boulder County, Colo. Laurence Paddock compiled these materials at the Boulder Daily Camera.

Alfred Howe, referred to as Bart in this interview, talks about his life in Boulder County and his career at IBM and StorageTek. Originally from Oklahoma, he and his wife Mary moved to the Boulder area in 1970, drawn in part by their love of the outdoors. He mentions some of the changes that he has witnessed over the 45 years that he's lived in the area, such as population growth and changes in the sports programs at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He praises the area's excellent school system and says that he enjoys the cultural entertainment opportunities in a university town. He discusses the inner workings of IBM and StorageTek, comparing them as companies and discussing the tension between the two companies initially until competition decreased as they began moving in different directions. He reflects on the Vietnam War and discusses how and why his ideas about that war changed over time. He speculates that the future will bring issues around water scarcity and fracking to Colorado.

One panoramic photograph of the IBM campus at 6300 Diagonal Highway. Photo by Delbert A. Nelson.

Aerial views, 1967 dedication, building and employees of IBM.

These photographs were taken for use in the Town & Country newspaper, 1966-1979.