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August 19, 2016
Introducing the Carol Litchfield Collection on the History of Salt
Dr. Carol D. Litchfield, a Ph.D. in biochemistry, devoted her life’s research to halophilic microbiology, the study of tiny microorganisms that thrive in super salty waters.
August 19, 2016
New Collections in the Hagley Digital Archives (August 2016)
As we reported last month in the Collection and Research News, the library recently launched a new Digital Archives platform. While we were busy migrating a huge amount of content to the new site, we built up a backlog of new digitized material that we are now putting online.
August 19, 2016
Wawa: Family and Employee Owned
On June 17, the first Wawa Food Market in Folsom, Pennsylvania closed its doors after 52 years.  The local media mourned its passing but just one week later, Wawa opened a new “super store” only a short distance away.  As my last article about Wa
August 19, 2016
“Volcanoes under the feet”: Victor Marie du Pont and Revolutionary France
The papers of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his two sons, Victor Marie and Éleuthère Irénée, have given us new insights on our project which focuses on the diplomatic culture of the French Revolution.
August 19, 2016
Something is Fishy about Charles Alden’s Patent Model
On December 7, 1880, Charles Alden of Gloucester, Massachusetts patented an invention for preserving fresh fish. The model, shown below, has an evaporating pan, into which prepared (cleaned and cut) fish is placed.
July 25, 2016
Hagley Heritage Curators
Hagley Heritage Curators is developing the library’s world-renowned research collections through new partnerships with businesses and trade associations.
July 24, 2016
Audiovisual & Digital Collections: Westinghouse reaches for the stars
You might not expect a Pennsylvania turbine builder to have much in common with California astronomers, but photographs in Hagley’s collections reveal a unique connection.
July 23, 2016
Manuscripts and Archives: Pennsylvania Water & Power Company Presidential Records Open for Research!
“How could a river, referred to sometimes as “dusty” and at times as “a destroying mass of torrent-born ice” be profitably developed?”

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