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February 26, 2014
Library Receives $5,560 to Rehouse the J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey Collection
Late in December, Hagley Museum and Library learned that it had been awarded $5,560 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to rehouse the J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey Collection photographs.
February 25, 2014
Hagley Library's new Audiovisual and Digital Initiatives Department
On February 1st the Pictorial Collections and Digital Collection Departments at the Hagley Library merged and are now operating as the Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department.
January 29, 2014
Hidden Treasures in the Hagley Archives: 1795 Land Survey Map of Southern Chester County and Northern Delaware
​A particularly interesting map has been found in the archives at Hagley Library. The 4.5’ x 5.1’ map was drawn by John Harlan who notated “A map of surveys taken the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th month of 1795 when Sam Sharp was learning the art of surveying.
January 29, 2014
"Sizing" up Paper Conservation at the American Academy of Bookbinding
In November I traveled to the American Academy of Bookbinding for a class on Basics in Paper Conservation, one of the required classes for students in the Book Conservation Diploma Program.
January 22, 2014
Marguerite du Pont Lee – A Voice for the Poor
The Manuscripts and Archives Department recently acquired a unique scrapbook which belonged to Marguerite du P
January 20, 2014
What is Vitrolite? Another Question Answered by the Hagley Library
Last week a Hagley library patron was conducting research on food safety.
December 22, 2013
Sewing Machine History Now Online
Hagley is excited to announce the addition of a significant collection of sewing machine trade journals to the Digital Archives. Seventeen volumes of the Sewing Machine Times spanning the years of 1891 to 1911 have been digitized and are available to view.
December 20, 2013
Sarnoff Research Center Scientists Collections Now Open for Research
Charles M. Wine and Robert J.

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