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Recent News

November 20, 2017
DuPont in Pulp Non-Fiction
Recent acquisitions at Hagley illustrate an interesting trend in the history of publishing: pulp fiction.
November 20, 2017
Patent Models: Inventions to Predict the Weather
Winter weather changes are fast approaching – and it won’t be too long before we see our first big storm. I thought it would be an appropriate time to introduce you to an inventor whose curiosity was focused on predicting those changes and weather events.
November 20, 2017
NHPRC Project: Introduction to the Ken White and Marshall Johnson Collections
Last month I began a new project in the Hagley Manuscript and Archives Department: processing the collections of two influential men in the history of industrial design: Ken White and Marshall Johnson. This project is made possible through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Rec
November 20, 2017
Conservation: A Whip and a Camel Thong
Researchers interested in all sorts of topics come from far and wide to use Hagley’s collections. While printed matter can explain a lot about historical objects, there are times when examining the real thing is most useful.
November 20, 2017
'SHOT' in the Stacks
In October, I had the opportunity to take a group of 28 historians of technology on a behind-the-scenes tour of Hagley, from the bookshelves to the powder yards. The tour was one of the field trips associated with the Society for the History of Techno
November 20, 2017
New Digital Collection: Women's Handicraft in the 19th Century
Last month, the Audiovisual Collections & Digital Initiatives Department added a new collection to its digital archive.
November 20, 2017
Better Living Magazine now online
The Hagley Library is excited to announce a new digital collection of Better Living Magazine.
October 23, 2017
Expanded and Updated Library Conservation Lab Opens
The stabilization and mending of documents, photographs, books, and other materials held by the Hagley Library takes place in the Library Conservation Laboratory.

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