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September 17, 2018
Hagley Library Announces Fund in Honor of Former Chief Curator Lynn Catanese
The Hagley Library has established a new fund honoring Lynn Catanese, chief curator of library collections, who passed away on July 1, 2018.
September 17, 2018
Dog Days of Summer: DuPont Company Watercolors
As I looked around for an article topic during the dog days of summer, I thought why not focus on dog artifacts in the museum collection?
August 20, 2018
Extra, Extra! Photojournalism on the Airwaves
As a recent gift, we received some examples of photographs received over the radio waves. These pictures depict events of the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The photographs are captioned and include an “R.C.A.” ink stamp on the back.
August 20, 2018
Every Picture Tells a Story, Or Does It?: Examining the Train Station
Among the newly-processed Pennsylvania Railroad files from New Jersey are eight cartons describing the operation of New York’s Pennsylvania Station from its beginning to 1934. Unlike our other Penn Station files that have been opened for decades, they focus, not on the initial design and construc
August 20, 2018
A De Moulin Bros. & Co. Trade Catalog For Fraternal Lodge Hazing
As our department continues to process the John Margolies Collection of Travel Ephemera, fascinating items emerge from cartons and binders every day.
August 20, 2018
Gunpowder Flasks at Hagley
I had never seen a gunpowder flask before my internship at Hagley. Actually, before reading the description for the position, I had never even heard of them. Over the past few months, I’ve found that I was not alone.
August 20, 2018
Ken White Project: Conservation of the Collection
As I have been processing the Ken White materials, I have come across several items that needed conservation treatment. Fortunately, my intern for the summer, Erin Cunningham, just graduated this past spring from the University of Delaware with her B.A.
August 20, 2018
A Gram of Salt from the Morton Salt Company (1968)
In 1968, the Morton Salt Company hired Jam Handy Productions to produce a film promoting the salt industry and its benefits to society. If you have ever wondered about the many uses and varieties of salt, this is the film for you:

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