Oral History Office

ORAL HISTORY AT HAGLEY

Since the library's founding, Hagley has collected the stories of individual people through oral history interviews. Our collections include over a thousand hours of audio recorded as far back as the 1950s and as recently as this year. They cover subjects including daily life, industrial labor, work and gender, technological innovation, marketing, transportation, computing, industrial design, food and drink, and the regional history of the Mid-Atlantic.

To find oral histories at Hagley, search the collections.

FEATURED ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS

Cinecraft Productions
A collection of interviews documenting the history of Cinecraft Productions, an industrial film production company in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hologic Medical Imaging
Oral history collection about Hologic, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of medical X-ray imaging instruments with a primary focus on women's health
Cultivated Mushroom Industry
Interviews from 2018-19 with individuals involved with the cultivated mushroom industry in and around Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Work and Daily Life in the Brandywine Valley
Interviews conducted from the 1950s-1980s with people who lived and worked in New Castle County, Delaware.
Beer and Craft Brewing
Explore the growth of craft brewing in the Mid-Atlantic from multiple perspectives.
History of Kevlar
Learn about the research and development behind Kevlar as this famous DuPont product turns 50
Former Employees of DuPont's Textile Fibers Department
Interviews with individuals who worked in all sectors of DuPont's Textile Fibers Department business, from research and engineering to marketing.
Pennsylvania Railroad women workers
Interviews conducted in 1998 in West Chester, Pennsylvania with five women who worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Z. Taylor Vinson
An oral history project initiated to provide supplementary material for Hagley’s 2015 exhibit, 'Driving Desire', that features items from the Z. Taylor Vinson Transportation Collection.
The Mill at Anselma
This collection contains eight oral history interviews conducted in 1982, 1986, and 2001 with individuals familiar with the Mill at Anselma.

For more information about oral history at Hagley, contact the Oral History Office at research@hagley.org or (302) 658-2400.