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Recent News

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.
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
'SHOT' in the Stacks
In October, I had the opportunity to take a group of 28 historians of technology on a behind-the-scenes tour of Hagley, from the bookshelves to the powder yards. The tour was one of the field trips associated with the Society for the History of Techno
November 20, 2017
New Digital Collection: Women's Handicraft in the 19th Century
Last month, the Audiovisual Collections & Digital Initiatives Department added a new collection to its digital archive.
November 20, 2017
Better Living Magazine now online
The Hagley Library is excited to announce a new digital collection of Better Living Magazine.
November 20, 2017
DuPont in Pulp Non-Fiction
Recent acquisitions at Hagley illustrate an interesting trend in the history of publishing: pulp fiction.
October 23, 2017
Lantern Slide Salon: Hagley Library at the Wagner Free Institute
October is American Archives Month, a time to celebrate archival collections and the archivists who work to collect, preserve, and make those collections accessible to the public.

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