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October 22, 2012
Tracking the Business of Color in the Hagley Library Collections
Regina Lee Blaszczyk writes about her new book, The Color Revolution, published by the MIT Press in Sept. 2012.
October 1, 2012
William Pahlmann Collection Open for Research
October 1, 2012
Commodore Music Shop Photographs at Hagley
On September 9, 2012, the Hagley Museum and Library opened a new exhibit entitled “100 Years of Picturing the Nation’s Business: Photographs from the Collection of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.” It features some 101 photographs from the collection at Hagley which number
September 2, 2012
Spotlight on Collections: The Krups Four Seasons Compact 1500 Watt Fan Heater
August 28, 2012
Historypin Project
We are surrounded by historic buildings and structures. We work in them, shop in them, and eat in them. With Historypin, you can now know your everyday buildings' histories, and be part of their documentation.
August 4, 2012
Musical Gems: Instrument Trade Catalogs at Hagley
In the Spring of 2012, Hagley’s Imprints Department received a spate of inquiries from three different people, all looking for information about musical instruments.  As a reference librarian, I hadn’t had the opportunity to research that topic in the past.  I knew we had information on scientifi
August 2, 2012
Michael Nash: In Memoriam
Michael H. Nash passed away on July 24, 2012. He left Hagley in August 2002 to become the director of the Tamiment Library at New York University. Although it has been ten years since he was Hagley’s Chief Curator of Library Collections, Michael’s influence continues to be felt.
July 19, 2012
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Minute Books
The minute books of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company were deposited at Hagley during the summer of 2012 on the occasion of the company’s 210th anniversary.

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