Research & Collections News

Recent News

June 17, 2015
Hagley Does History!
On May 14th, eighty participants in a class offered by the Hagley Library came to the Soda House to see firsthand the collections they had been hearing about all semester.
June 17, 2015
Jean Abplanalp
May 22, 2015
Jean Abplanalp
Last month we were saddened to hear about the passing of our longtime volunteer Jean Abplanalp.
May 21, 2015
Virtual Volunteers - More Than a Remote Possibility
A report1 recently added to our collection tells the history of volunteerism at Hagley. Beginning in January 1978, the first volunteers supported Museum operations, and over the next thirty years their efforts expanded into the Library and External Affairs as well.
May 21, 2015
Collecting Color - DuPont Paint Samples
DuPont is well known for its manufacturing of paint. Brand names like Duco and Dulux are commonly known- “Duco” is used in Australia as a generic eponym for all automotive paints. Paint has formed an important part of DuPont’s product line for most of the 20th century.
May 21, 2015
Item of the Day
The library has recently been conducting tours for visiting groups. Here is an item that was on display at Manuscripts and Archives for two different tours on one day:
May 21, 2015
Smithsonian Visiting Professional
As a Visiting Professional Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution, over a two week period I visited five museums, two research centers, and spoke with more than 20 professionals.
May 21, 2015
The Coleman Album - Anatomy of a Non Treatment
Part One - Discovery

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