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December 18, 2015
Avon in Brazil
The Avon Products collection at Hagley can be a great source for studying the history of international business, consumer culture, and gender. This collection was central to my examination of Avon’s adaptation to the Brazilian market in the 1960s and 1970s.
November 22, 2015
New Digital Exhibit - Collecting Paper Cars
The Hagley Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital exhibit - Collecting Paper Cars: Z. Taylor Vinson’s Collection of Automobile Advertising.
November 22, 2015
New Digital Exhibit - Collecting Paper Cars
The Hagley Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital exhibit - Collecting Paper Cars: Z. Taylor Vinson’s Collection of Automobile Advertising.
November 20, 2015
The American Wild Turkey - Dressed to Impress
As I write this column, turkey season is upon us. For me, this means the season of turkey feasting, not hunting.
November 20, 2015
Hidden Hazards of Displaying Live Plants Within Historic Buildings
“Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, Fala – lalalaa – lala - lalaaa..”
November 20, 2015
“Ancestral Voices Prophesying War” - The End of the Dream at Xanadu
A random foray into the papers of Irénée du Pont, Sr., resulted in the discovery of this letter, now topical in light of the easing of relations with Cuba.
November 20, 2015
The Industrial Corporation and Global Finance
My research at Hagley (supported by a research grant) aimed at finding if/how large American industrial corporations influenced the transformation of the international financial regime, catalyzing the rise of global finance during the past several decades.
November 20, 2015
The Father of ROI: Donaldson Brown
The concept of return on investment (ROI) is one that is heard every day in the business world. Intuitively, the idea seems straightforward enough…if a firm wants to invest money into a project or product, then it should generate income or reduce costs that will benefit the firm over time.

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