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February 22, 2021
The Military Industrial Robot Complex
February 15, 2021
Reflections on Cataloging the Library of Personal Finance from the Institute for Financial Literacy
Imagine going to the lobby of a bank, the business section of a public library, or any location where one may find free promotional literature about financial products.
February 15, 2021
Museum Collections: Hagley Up Close Video Series
On January 28, Hagley’s Curator of Collections and Hagley Historian filmed five episodes of a new video series, Hagley Up Close.
January 25, 2021
The Long Ships Passing: A film about shipping on the Great Lakes (1960)
The Long Ships Passing was a film produced by Cinecraft Productions in 1960 for the Lake Carriers Association, a trade association representing shipping companies operating on the Great Lakes.
January 20, 2021
Thoughts on Bookseller Catalogs
Shopping for books and other publications is one of the most fun aspects of my job as Curator for Published Collections. Physical catalogs from booksellers used to arrive in the mail daily.
January 18, 2021
Museum Collections News: New Changes to the Museum Collections Online Portal
The Hagley Museum has a fantastically diverse and varied collection. We have patent models, ceramics, tools, food, clothing, to name only a few things we have collected over the years.
January 18, 2021
Pandemic Quandary: How to Protect People AND Collections
November 19, 2020
Naturally It's FM: Cinecraft Film About Radio
This month we are featuring a film from the Cinecraft archive used in a campaign from General Electric to convince consumers and businesses of the superiority of FM radio.

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