{"id":3711,"date":"2012-07-25T15:12:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T21:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryshenanigans.wordpress.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2026-02-11T23:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:23:48","slug":"the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stapler Obituaries: a mini-exhibition at Tutt Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3711 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-003-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0032-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1444\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1444'>\n\t\t\t\tstapler&#8217;s suicide note\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-004-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0042-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1445\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1445'>\n\t\t\t\tstapler suicide\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-006-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0062-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1446\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1446'>\n\t\t\t\tStella\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-007-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0072-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1447\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1447'>\n\t\t\t\tStella&#8217;s lives\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-015-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0152-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1448\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1448'>\n\t\t\t\tLester &#8220;John Henry&#8221; Stapler\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-018-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0182-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1449\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1449'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;They were just teeth&#8230;&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-021-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0213-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1450\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1450'>\n\t\t\t\tp. 2 of scientific paper\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2012\/07\/25\/the-stapler-obituaries-a-mini-exhibition-at-tutt-library\/july-2012-019-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2012\/07\/july-2012-0193-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1451\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1451'>\n\t\t\t\tscientific paper on staplers and human aggression\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Each year, at the printing stations of Colorado College&#8217;s Tutt Library, dozens of staplers die untimely deaths. Much wailing ensues. The mourners look to library staff for support during these difficult times. LeDreka Davis, our Circulation Operations Coordinator, has put together a fabulous mini-exhibition of stapler obituaries and other documents, including a scientific <a href=\"http:\/\/jessyrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/paper.pdf\">paper<\/a> entitled &#8220;Evolutionary Basis of Stapler-Induced Human Aggression and Psychopathology.&#8221; Thanks, LeDreka and Tutt students and staff!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, at the printing stations of Colorado College&#8217;s Tutt Library, dozens of staplers die untimely deaths. Much wailing ensues. The mourners look to library staff for support during these difficult times. 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