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May 20, 2016
Bringing the Ernest Dichter Papers to Hagley
On the website for Adam Mathew, a digital publisher that works with Hagley, our good friend Regina Blaszcyk described her role in bringing the papers of Ernest Dichter to our library.
May 18, 2016
Museum Collection: Augustus Eliaers’ Folding Chair
Folding chairs of one kind or another have been with us for centuries. Here in the United States after 1860 there was a spike upward in the number of patented folding chairs for all sorts of uses.
May 18, 2016
Manuscripts and Archives: Early Twentieth Century Job Applications - A Personal Affair
May 18, 2016
Conservation: Rainbows on Holotape
An extremely unique group of items recently passed through Library Conservation. It was a couple of small boxes of loops of thin plastic film, labeled “Holotape” on the outside.
May 18, 2016
Published Collections: Peter Piper Meets Peter Popper
When the Published Collections Department purchased a charming set of collectible Hallmark greeting cards, I seized the moment to employ an alternate cataloging routine.
April 18, 2016
Manuscripts and Archives: Philadelphia Map Society Visit
The Philadelphia Map Society visited the Hagley Library on April 9 and viewed a display of maps from the Manuscripts and Archives Department. The maps ranged from early nineteenth-century property documents to twentieth century transportation routes, and urban planning studies. 
April 13, 2016
New Digital Archives Coming Soon!
 Since 2014, staff from the Hagley Library have been busy planning and implementing a significant upgrade to our online digital archives.
April 13, 2016
Mystery Object - Gunpowder Thermometers
Sometimes, objects in our collection are a little mysterious. They can be mysterious because we can’t say who made them, or what material they are made of, or because we may not know who used them or how they were used. Our staff do the best they can to research the objects in our collection, but many of them remain to be researched. This brings us to this week’s topic: gunpowder thermometers.

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