Research & Collections News

Recent News

April 27, 2015
Mary Emily Miller, 1934-2015
Photo by Ashley Schroeder  
April 23, 2015
Hagley's New Department...one year and counting
It has been a little over a year since the Library’s Digital and Pictorial Collections merged to form the new Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department.
April 20, 2015
Stack Cleaning Day!
If cleanliness is next to godliness, the Library staff is saintly!  On a recent Friday morning, a team of librarians, archivists, and conservators cleaned collection storage areas at the Hall of Records.  It’s just part of the routine of taking care of the world-class collections.  
April 17, 2015
A Hit! Challenge Cleanable Collars
One constant theme we see in Hagley’s museum collections is a pattern towards making just about everything more technologically advanced or innovative than what it was.
April 17, 2015
Manuscripts & Archives: Grand Re-Opening - Chamber of Commerce of the United States Records
April 16, 2015
Miller Center/Hagley Library Dissertation Fellow Announced!
March 16, 2015
Bells are Ringing: How to Call Your Servant "Downton Abbey" Style
Well, season five of Downton Abbey has been broadcast, and we have to wait another year for the next season. I’m missing the familiar theme song, and opening credits that herald the beginning of a new episode.
March 16, 2015
Modern Furnishings for a Modern Building
In 1989, Hagley received a large collection from the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) bank in Philadelphia.

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