Research & Collections News

Cataloging the patent model collection continues to be an interesting journey. A remarkable object crossed my desk earlier this month: Seth Green’s patent model for a Device for Hatching the Spawn of Fishes.

Rear-Admiral Bradley A. Fiske (1854-1942) made a name for himself in the U.S. Navy as an innovator.

Several of us at Hagley noticed a recently released film called "Green Book.”  It caught our attention because of a rare published work recently acquired in our library.    According to Wikipedia, the film’s plot concerns "a to

January marks the anniversary of the National Association of Manufacturers founding, more specifically, January 22, 1895.

How do people think about what they do with and for money? I came to the Hagley Library twice to research this fascinating pecuniary question. I examined documents full of clues about outlooks on economic and financial matters.

Families of today enjoy Game of Thrones on their oversized flat screen with home theater seating, and multi-speaker surround-sound for an immersive experience.  What system did a family of the 1910s with disposable income have for ho

In 1941, the RCA Laboratories opened in Princeton, New Jersey and became the company’s center for research and development.

Marshall Johnson came for a visit to Hagley on October 23 and 24, 2018 to see some of the materials he had been bringing here for the past several years.