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September 17, 2018
Video Books: A new form of promotional material
Forms of advertisement have evolved over time. Billboards gained popularity with the rise of automobiles; the first television advertisement debuted in 1941 before a baseball game; and the internet has undeniably changed advertising.
September 17, 2018
Medieval to Modern: Guilds for Bookworkers
First established in the Middle Ages, craft guilds are associations of workers of the same trade for a mutual benefit.
September 17, 2018
Reading Company Employment and Real Estate Records Now Open for Research
On May 4, 1904, Michael Buckley, a machinist employed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company (P&RR), was approved and accepted into the company’s newly adopted pension system.
September 17, 2018
The Millrace Podcast: Exploring the History of the Brandywine Valley
In 1918, the world was at war, an influenza epidemic was ravaging the globe, and political movements for workers and women’s suffrage were gathering steam.
September 17, 2018
Hagley Library Announces Fund in Honor of Former Chief Curator Lynn Catanese
The Hagley Library has established a new fund honoring Lynn Catanese, chief curator of library collections, who passed away on July 1, 2018.
September 17, 2018
Dog Days of Summer: DuPont Company Watercolors
As I looked around for an article topic during the dog days of summer, I thought why not focus on dog artifacts in the museum collection?
September 17, 2018
America’s Longest Running Catalog: Hammacher Schlemmer
A few months ago, our household received an unsolicited catalog from Hammacher Schlemmer.
September 17, 2018
Ken White Project: The Boston University Bookstore
Of the many beautiful and interesting bookstores that Ken White designed, perhaps the true “jewel in the crown,” was the Boston University Bookstore. It was the most elegant bookstore he designed.

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