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October 28, 2022
BBDO: It’s Everywhere You Want to Be
Hagley Library recently announced the opening of the Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (BBDO) records.
October 28, 2022
Learn to Dance: A pamphlet from 1898
In July, Hagley’s email reference portal received a message from a potential donor in Virginia.
October 28, 2022
Finding Laminated Documents in Archives (Part I)
When event venues and restaurants invited guests back following COVID lockdowns, some places requested proof of COVID vaccination status. You might have heard the advice to laminate your COVID vaccination card if you kept it in a wallet.
September 26, 2022
Equipping a Modern Office
A collection of miscellaneous publications was recently transferred to the library from Hagley’s foundation archives. Transfers are always fun because it’s like opening a time capsule. You never quite know what you are going to find.
September 26, 2022
Museum Collection: "Cook"-ing up an Addition to Nation of Inventors
The funny thing about exhibits is that you often know more about their subjects when they close than when they open. Once folks see or hear about an exhibit, new information and objects seem to come out of the woodwork.
September 26, 2022
No Nipper? No! - Who’s a Good Trademark?
Many people are familiar with Nipper, the iconic mascot and trademark of the RCA Victor Company. The little black-and-white terrier was painted by his owner, the artist Francis Barraud (1856-1924), sometime between late 1898 and early 1899.
September 26, 2022
New Crowninshield Garden Photographs
Hagley’s director of gardens and horticulture, Paul Orpello, recently received an intriguing piece of mail. It included a letter and five photographs from someone who lived “in the house that was just above the first terrace of the gardens.”
September 26, 2022
Cinecraft Collection: Nursing Needs You, 1950
These days, the news is filled with stories about the nursing shortage in the United States. It’s clear just how important we consider nurses to be. This is nothing new. The availability of qualified caregivers has been a consistent need since this country's inception.

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