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February 25, 2021
Hagley film featured on FOX 8 News in Cleveland
This month, FOX 8 News in Cleveland, Ohio produced a news piece about a silent film, The Heart of Cleveland, that Hagley staff discovered among the Cinecraft Productions collection last year.
February 25, 2021
A history of advertising: beginning BBDO
Hagley received a historical archive from the renowned advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn Inc.(BBDO) in January 2021. Preparing this collection for research has become one of our most important processing projects.
February 25, 2021
Dr. Welsey Memeger Jr.: Digital Exhibit and Documentary Launched
In celebration of Black History Month, Hagley is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital exhibit and documentary film about the life of Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr..
February 22, 2021
The Military Industrial Robot Complex
February 22, 2021
Museum Collection: Inventing Could be a Family Affair
Richard Montgomery (1820-1874) was a New York City based inventor who held numerous patents related to corrugated metals. Here at Hagley, we have his patent model for an Improved Defensive Armor for Ships and Other Batteries (Patent No.
February 15, 2021
Reflections on Cataloging the Library of Personal Finance from the Institute for Financial Literacy
Imagine going to the lobby of a bank, the business section of a public library, or any location where one may find free promotional literature about financial products.
February 15, 2021
Museum Collections: Hagley Up Close Video Series
On January 28, Hagley’s Curator of Collections and Hagley Historian filmed five episodes of a new video series, Hagley Up Close.
January 25, 2021
The Long Ships Passing: A film about shipping on the Great Lakes (1960)
The Long Ships Passing was a film produced by Cinecraft Productions in 1960 for the Lake Carriers Association, a trade association representing shipping companies operating on the Great Lakes.

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