Gordon M. Marshall Jr., 70, died from cancer on February 13.
Marshall held a master’s degree in early American history from Clark University in Worcester, Mass. and taught history at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 1969 to 1970. From 1971 to 1993, Gordon was assistant librarian at the Library Company of Philadelphia, where he revived the exhibition program and designed notable shows, including “The Larder Invaded,” a cook’s tour of 300 years of local culinaria. During the early 1990s, Marshall led a $1 million renovation that transformed the library into a modern research center. In 2002, he was invited back to the library as a board trustee. After serving three three-year terms, he was named an emeritus trustee in 2012.