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January 21, 2016
A Glance at the MCI Perspective on the Bell Monopoly
I came to Hagley on a research grant for my project on the development of telephone buildings in the Bell Telephone system monopoly across its first century.
December 20, 2015
Manuscripts and Archives: Haon Family DuPont Company Records Open for Research
The Manuscripts and Archives Department has recently opened a collection of DuPont Company records collected by father and son executives Harry J. Haon, II (1901-1989) and Harry J. Haon III (1934-2013).
December 18, 2015
Published Collections: The DuPont colors for Fender guitars
As I was working on writing my last blog, my husband was reading about guitars. He said, “Did you know that John Lennon and George Harrison owned guitars painted with DuPont paint? Why don’t you write about that!”
December 18, 2015
The Time Has Come to Talk of Many Things - Of Robin Hood and Ovals, Cycles and Elliptical Rings
December 18, 2015
The DuPont Company's Chart Room
My last article reviewed the development of return on investment (ROI) by Donaldson Brown and its rapid adoption by DuPont as its primary financial measure.  As a young treasurer, Brown was challenged with not only improving understanding of the new concept by the company’s Executive Committee bu
December 18, 2015
DuPont colors for Fender guitars
As I was working on writing my last blog, my husband was reading about guitars. He said “did you know that John Lennon and George Harrison owned guitars painted with DuPont paint?”  Why don’t you write about that!
December 18, 2015
Leading the Care-Free Life in DuPont Fabrics
How does one lead the care-free life?  The answer according to a 1956 DuPont advertisement is wearing clothing made out of Orlon acrylic fiber! Orlon is one of the synthetic fibers that came out of the DuPont research labs following the discovery of nylon in the 1930s.
December 18, 2015
Holiday highlights from the Hagley Vault
Audiovisual Reference Archivist Lynsey Sczechowicz has been busy this month posting holiday themed selections from our collection at the Hagley Vault. It includes light-hearted commentary and a wide array of images from the Library's collecti

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