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July 17, 2020
Digging Into Reparative Cataloging Through the Vertical File
While our Library paces its re-opening as advised by the state of Delaware, the Published Collections Department seeks fresh ways to engage the public with relevant resources on the business history of America.
July 17, 2020
Objects Conservation Laboratory Gets an Upgrade
In 2019, Hagley approved a capital budget for the Collections Department to upgrade the Objects Conservation Laboratory at the Hall of Records.
July 16, 2020
Live with the Hagley Historian: DuPont and the Manhattan Project
In this edition of “Live with the Hagley Historian” recorded in June, Lucas Clawson discusses the DuPont Company’s role in the Manhattan Project and the development of the first operational nuclear reactors.
July 16, 2020
History Hangout: Binding a Leather Book by Hand
In this edition of the Hagley History Hangout, Conservation Technician Sharon Fickeissen describes the process of binding a leather book by hand. This informative video provides a step-by-step description of the book-binding process.
July 16, 2020
Margolies Collection of Travel Ephemera, Photographs, and Postcards open for research!
The Hagley Library is pleased to announce that we have completed processing the Margolies Collection of Travel Ephemera. The collection is now open for research. We have two finding aids for the collection, one for the ephemera and another for the photographs and postcards:
June 30, 2020
Three to Be Served (1944): Film from the National Industrial Information Committee
"Oh, good gosh!" So Bill Miller claims numerous times in Three to be Served, a 1944 educational film presented by the National Industrial Information Committee (NIIC) and sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
June 29, 2020
Live with the Hagley Historian: Samuel Francis Du Pont, Slavery, and the American Civil War
In this edition of Live with the Hagley Historian recorded on May 22nd, Lucas Clawson talks about Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont’s first-hand experience with slavery, the concept of ex-slaves as "contrabands" of war, an
June 29, 2020
‘The IBM Retail Solution’: Retail Management goes Digital
Retail spaces have undergone drastic changes as a result of the internet and online commerce. The current COVID-19 health crisis will undoubtedly further change the landscape of in-person retail.

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