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August 28, 2024
What is This? Identifying Audio and Moving Image Formats
At a recent conference, I attended a session on media identification and basic assessment. While most of this I already knew, it is always great to have a refresher, especially when I come across new media formats in our collections. 
August 28, 2024
Color Added: The Invention of Subjective Color Television
Long before color television became a common thing, the majority of homes that did have television sets had black-and-white television.
August 28, 2024
The PRR Bracero Program Records at Hagley
Between 1941 and 1945, over sixteen million Americans served in uniform during World War II. Many were young men leaving behind jobs, creating vacancies in a workforce during a time when the nation most desperately required workers.
July 24, 2024
The Nylon Craze: A Style Trend of the 1940s
As a new addition to the Hagley Museum and Library team as the summer reference intern, I took some time in my first week to acclimate myself to the collections.
July 24, 2024
Unpacking the Baggage Behind America's Slow Acceptance of the Wheeled Suitcase
I doubt you would be shocked if I told you that there is a lot of erroneous information out there! As well intentioned as they may be, some folks are inclined to repeat such false information, at least until another well-intentioned person stops to dig a bit deeper.
July 24, 2024
RCA, Fantasia, and Early Stereo
Walt Disney’s Fantasia (1940) is a high watermark in American animated film. It achieved a level of excellence rarely equaled since.
July 23, 2024
Muscular Movement for the Masses: The Palmer Method of Business Writing
Are you a typist, a thumb-texter, or a longhand scribbler?
June 25, 2024
The Povilus Project and Software Emulation
Hello there, Patrick here to give on update on the Povilus project.

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