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Frank Perdue collection

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

(1967 – 1989)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1990.052
Creator(s) Perdue, Mitzi
Acquisition

Donated to the Nabb Research Center by Mitzi Perdue, 1990. 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Kaa Akpeng, November 2005.
Related Materials

Records of Perdue Farms, Inc. (1790 – 2018)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The Frank Perdue collection was created by Mitzi Perdue whereby she interviewed and researched the life of her spouse, Frank Perdue, Perdue Farms, Inc. innovator, visionary, and President for a biography, 1967-1990.

Biographical History

Franklin Parsons "Frank" Perdue (1920-2005), was born to Arthur and Pearl Perdue in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland. Frank Perdue began helping his father as soon as he was big enough to hold a chick in two hands.
In 1939, at the age of 19, Frank Perdue left college at Salisbury State to join the family business as its third full-time employee. Frank took over leadership of the business in 1950, nurturing the company through a period of phenomenal growth. He invested in the grain facilities, feed mills, soybean refinery and processing plants that allowed the company to expand into fresh poultry. Through his now-famous advertising campaign, which stressed his stubborn commitment to quality, he made the PERDUE® brand a household name.

Scope and Content Note

Series I. Correspondence

Series II. Research, 1967 - 1989

         Sub Series A. Notes

         Sub Series B. Interviews

         Sub Series C. Clippings

         Sub Series D. Corporate Data

Series III. Manuscript,  1990

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Perdue Family
  • Personal Names
    • Perdue, Frank (1920 - 2005)
    • Perdue, Mitzi (1941- )

Inventory List

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Series I. Correspondence

1 | 1      Mitzi Perdue letters                                                                                                               

Series II. Research

Sub Series A. Notes

1 | 2      Introduction w/notes and interview questions and answers (pgs 2- 50)                                    

1 | 3      Introduction w/notes and interview questions and answers (pgs 51 – 98)                        

1 | 4      Introduction w/notes and interview questions and answers (pgs 107 – 113, et.al)                       

Sub Series B Interviews

1 | 5      Handwritten Interview Notes                                                                                                   

1 | 6      Handwritten Interview Notes                                                                                                1988

1 | 7      Handwritten Interview Notes                                                                                                1989

1 | 8      Notebooks                                                                                                                           

Sub Series C. Clippings

1 | 9      Frank Perdue takes father’s advice, Publication Unknown                                                         

1 | 9      Annals of business, The New Yorker                                                                                   1967

1 |9       Attractive or Effective, Piedmont Airlines                                                                             1988

1 | 9      Invasion of the bean curd, Discover                                                                                     1988

1 | 9      Superchicken: whose life is it anyway, Discover                                                                   1988

1 | 9      Pitching chicken, Farmfutures                                                                                             1988

1 | 9      Strange Bird, The Washingtonian                                                                                         1989

Sub Series D. Corporate Data

1 | 10    Company Investigation: A Model Investigation, Wendy Law-Yone                                         1980

Series III. Manuscript          

1 | 11    Editing Notes                                                                                                                        

1 | 12    Draft                                                                                                                                     

1 | 13    Publication                                                                                                                         1990

Artifacts

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