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November 24, 2014
Audiovisual Collections: Charles Findeisen aerial photographs open for research
The Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department is excited to announce the opening of a collection of aerial photographs by hobbyist turned professional Charles Findeisen.
November 20, 2014
Manuscripts & Archives: Women’s Fashions - Geist & Geist Records Open for Research
Geist & Geist, Inc., was a manufacturer of women's knitwear products, typical of the small, flexible family firms that predominated in New York City's famous Garment District, centered along Seventh Avenue between 34th and 40th Street, for much of the twentieth century.
October 29, 2014
Audiovisual Collections: The Dogs of War
“Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war”
October 23, 2014
Museum Collections: Nitroglycerin Connections
One of the interesting aspects about my job is the connections that can sometimes be made between vastly different artifacts. One day while checking a collections storage room, a large ceramic pitcher with the name “Mowbray” caught my attention.
October 22, 2014
Conservation: The Case of the Mysterious Red Spots - Deterioration of Chromogenic Color Prints
On October 1st Hagley presented a public program on the preservation of family photographs. Since the history of photography now spans 175 years and includes dozens of processes, I was curious to see what types of items the attendees would bring for examination and discussion.
October 21, 2014
Manuscripts & Achives: The Intermodal Box - Hagley Sources on Containerization
Among recent, non-academic researchers at Hagley are Jim Panza, Dick Dawson and Ron Sellberg, who are writing a 60th anniversary history of their employer, TTX Company.
September 22, 2014
The National Association of Manufacturers and Visual Propaganda
In the middle decades of the twentieth century, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) played a powerful role in big business’s crusade for authority in American life.
September 11, 2014
Published Collections: Pop Quiz - Can You Avoid the Grave Mistakes of Trademark Management?
Recently added to the Hagley catalog is a variety of trademark publications. The Published Collections Department received an assortment of fliers, leaflets, and pamphlets issued by companies in the interest of safeguarding the value of their trade names.

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