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January 22, 2018
The First "Viral" Super Bowl Commercial
During Super Bowl XI in 1977, Xerox debuted perhaps the first “viral” commercial – one that featured “Brother Dominic” – and remains one of the most popular Super Bowl commercials to this day.
January 22, 2018
An Introduction to Digital Computers, 1969
January 22, 2018
Why the Flying Family Car Never Took Flight
In the late 1930s, a revolutionary new personal airplane hit the market. Designed to be as easy to fly as getting behind the wheel of the family car, the ERCO Ercoupe promised to democratize flying. Despite the Ercoupe’s intuitive controls and life-saving safety features, this little plane never
November 20, 2017
Who’s Who…NAM President James Van Cleave​
NAM’s fourth president was James W. Van Cleave, who served from 1906 to May 1909.
November 20, 2017
DuPont in Pulp Non-Fiction
Recent acquisitions at Hagley illustrate an interesting trend in the history of publishing: pulp fiction.
November 20, 2017
Patent Models: Inventions to Predict the Weather
Winter weather changes are fast approaching – and it won’t be too long before we see our first big storm. I thought it would be an appropriate time to introduce you to an inventor whose curiosity was focused on predicting those changes and weather events.
November 20, 2017
NHPRC Project: Introduction to the Ken White and Marshall Johnson Collections
Last month I began a new project in the Hagley Manuscript and Archives Department: processing the collections of two influential men in the history of industrial design: Ken White and Marshall Johnson. This project is made possible through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Rec
November 20, 2017
Conservation: A Whip and a Camel Thong
Researchers interested in all sorts of topics come from far and wide to use Hagley’s collections. While printed matter can explain a lot about historical objects, there are times when examining the real thing is most useful.

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