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April 13, 2016
“Kevlar R&D: An Oral History” is Now Online!
In 2014 Hagley was very fortunate to receive the documents, photographs, and artifacts of the late Dr. Stephanie L. Kwolek
March 22, 2016
Dr. Jeanne Nutter Wins Lifetime Achievement Award for Oral History Work
Lifelong Wilmington resident Dr. Jeanne Nutter has won a lifetime achievement award for her work in oral history.
March 22, 2016
Dr. Jeanne Nutter Wins Lifetime Achievement Award for Oral History Work
Lifelong Wilmington resident Dr. Jeanne Nutter has won a lifetime achievement award for her work in oral history. The Forest Pogue Award, given by Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region, will be presented at OHMAR's annual meeting, April 14 at the Hagley Museum and Library Soda House, accessible through the Buck Road entrance.
March 11, 2016
Celebrating American Innovation at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876
I was recently doing some research on the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, and I realized that May of this year will mark the 140th anniversary of the opening day.
March 11, 2016
Mission to be Accomplished: The Processing of Patent Models
My experiences with Hagley Museum and Library have been diverse. I first started as an intern right after I graduated from the Univerity of Delaware in 2013. During my internship I was responsible for the processing of the Amram-Brick Collection of Women Inventors.
March 11, 2016
Radio Preservation Task Force
Like many of you, I listen to the radio every morning while getting ready for work, on my commute in both directions, occasionally at work, and while cooking dinner. On average I listen to five hours of radio a day, which is five times the amount of television I watch (and I really like watching television).
March 9, 2016
Solar Power: The Direct Acting Solar Engine
Many people believe that our experiments with solar energy in America date to the energy crisis of the 1970s.
February 22, 2016
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
As I write this, news about the Hagley acquisition of the Rothschild Patent Model Collection has just been announced to the public to great fanfare.  Inspired by E. I.

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