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June 20, 2014
Manuscripts & Archives: Tales from Merino Hill - Wright Family Papers and Their Associations
Last year, members of the Wright family sold their “Merino Hill” Farm in the southwestern corner of Monmouth County, N.J., after six generations of occupancy. The Wrights were one branch of a family of early Quaker settlers in what was then called West Jersey.
June 15, 2014
Conservation: Tape Removal, What a Sticky Subject!
Tape removal is often a tedious and time consuming undertaking. A while back, a 1942 tourist map of Los Angeles came into the lab with just about every fold reinforced with a rubber based pressure sensitive tape that has yellowed, become brittle and shrunk over time.
June 10, 2014
Published Collections: Knot So Funny - Humor in Workplace Newsletters
Recently while cataloging The Columbian Crew, I paused to enjoy an intriguing feature of this employee magazine.
June 8, 2014
Highlights from the Museum Collection: DuPont Co. Sporting Artwork
From its founding, the United States has been known as a hunting paradise attracting those who relied on hunting for food but also later those who considered it to be a sport.
May 2, 2014
DuPont Museum Collection
Since this is my department’s first posting in this newsletter, I thought it would be appropriate to start at the beginning with the collection that started the museum.
May 1, 2014
Can Bricks be Carved? Hagley’s Peerless Brick Co. of Philadelphia Trade Catalog Says 'Yes!'
Can bricks be carved, in other words, shaped with tools to create architectural ornament, the way stone is carved? It certainly seemed so: I noticed carved brick on several Boston area buildings that dated from the late 1870s and early 1880s.
April 11, 2014
Published Collections: “Home Sweet Home” by Mail Order
This winter Hagley welcomed a researcher who was interested in identifying historical information about an old house.
April 11, 2014
Manuscripts & Archives: Philadelphia Phillies Records at Hagley
As the winter weather thaws and the snow that filled our streets becomes a distant memory, many of us are itching to get out in the warm weather and embrace those traditional pastimes that inspire summer.

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