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September 17, 2018
Legal History Research at Hagley
This year a previous recipient of a Hagley library research grant, Laura Phillips Sawyer, published her book American Fair Trade: Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the 'New Competition,' 1890-1940 with Cambridge University.
September 17, 2018
The One Man Gang, Towmotor Corp (1949)
The video of the month for September is an industrial film from 1949 produced by Caravel Films for the Towmotor Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio. 
August 20, 2018
Ken White Project: Conservation of the Collection
As I have been processing the Ken White materials, I have come across several items that needed conservation treatment. Fortunately, my intern for the summer, Erin Cunningham, just graduated this past spring from the University of Delaware with her B.A.
August 20, 2018
A Gram of Salt from the Morton Salt Company (1968)
In 1968, the Morton Salt Company hired Jam Handy Productions to produce a film promoting the salt industry and its benefits to society. If you have ever wondered about the many uses and varieties of salt, this is the film for you:
August 20, 2018
New Digital Collection: RCA-Victor Minute Books
After RCA closed its Camden, New Jersey operations, the legendary company's one-time headquarters were demolished or left vacant. The contents of the buildings were transferred elsewhere, sold off, or simply abandoned.
August 20, 2018
Educational Opportunities at the 75th Congress of American Industry
As the end of August approaches, we turn our attention from days at the beach or pool to cooling temperatures— and for many, a return to education.
August 20, 2018
Extra, Extra! Photojournalism on the Airwaves
As a recent gift, we received some examples of photographs received over the radio waves. These pictures depict events of the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The photographs are captioned and include an “R.C.A.” ink stamp on the back.
August 20, 2018
Every Picture Tells a Story, Or Does It?: Examining the Train Station
Among the newly-processed Pennsylvania Railroad files from New Jersey are eight cartons describing the operation of New York’s Pennsylvania Station from its beginning to 1934. Unlike our other Penn Station files that have been opened for decades, they focus, not on the initial design and construc

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