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January 21, 2019
The Marshall Johnson Collection - A Wealth of Information on the Design Process!
As I organize materials donated by Marshall Johnson, I am beginning to understand how the collection will be useful for researchers interested in the field of industrial design and designers in general as well as appliance and cookware design and history. Johnson’s own career is a wonderful examp
January 17, 2019
A First Look into the RCA Laboratories, 1942
In 1941, the RCA Laboratories opened in Princeton, New Jersey and became the company’s center for research and development.
November 19, 2018
The Halfway Point – Reflecting Back
November marks the halfway point of the project – two years down, two to go. Much of the new material will be discoverable and available early in 2020, with additional maintenance and improvements coming to the collection as a whole over the remainder of the project.
November 19, 2018
Hollywood at Hagley
When Americans first started going to the movies in the 1910's, they were likely to see a film written by, directed by, and starring a woman. Universal Studios, for example, became famous for its female directors.
November 19, 2018
The Bears’ Dollhouse: A bit of warm (and fuzzy) holiday cheer
It isn’t unusual for museums to expand their collections to better illustrate the stories of the people, places or events they are telling. Last year Hagley was gifted a dollhouse, with a sweet story of its own, that made it more that just another museum artifact. 
November 19, 2018
Caldecott: the Key to Identifying Distinguished Picture Books
Did you know that November is international Picture Book Month?
November 19, 2018
Marshall Johnson Visits the Manuscripts and Archives Department
Marshall Johnson came for a visit to Hagley on October 23 and 24, 2018 to see some of the materials he had been bringing here for the past several years.
November 19, 2018
A Modern Store: Strawbridge and Clothier (1932)
This month's featured film is from our Strawbridge and Clothier collection. The film goes all the way back to 1932 when the famed department store expanded its flagship store on the corner of 8th and Market Streets in Philadelphia.

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