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April 18, 2024
ARMCO Night at the Movies
On May 8th, the Hagley Museum and Library and the Middletown Historical Society will co-host "ARMCO Night at the Movies" at the Sorg
March 25, 2024
Woman Inventor: Harriet Ruth Tracy's 19th Century Patents
During the nineteenth century, women made up just 1% of all inventors who received United States patents. Hagley is fortunate to have approximately 80 patent models representing women inventors out of the more than 5,000 models in the collection.
March 25, 2024
"I Found This CD... Now What?": Born Digital Workflows
In a previous article, I wrote about working with born digital materials in terms of the workflow for handling the records.
March 20, 2024
'Let's Explore Ohio' films: Ohio at Play and Industrial Ohio, 1938
In 1935, the Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO) launched a campaign promoting its home state called 'Let's Explore Ohio.' It started with a series of newspaper ads about Ohio's history.
February 28, 2024
Manifesto of the Black Workers Congress
Hagley's library collects the records of entrepreneurs, businesses, trade associations, and business lobbies, so issues around labor represented in our collections typically reflect the perspectives of these individuals and groups.
February 27, 2024
It's Her Business: Journalist & Activist Meryl Comer
In celebration of Women’s History Month coming up in March, we’re featuring the marvelous journalist, producer, author, and advocate Meryl Comer in our February newsletter.
February 27, 2024
Employee Magazines Deliver the 4-1-1 on Telephone Technology
In a flurry of February activity, our cataloging team reached a remarkable milestone! 
February 27, 2024
Lovers in the Age of Invention: The Mary Melville & John Kidd Story
Tasked with sharing my research via newsletter posts, I sometimes choose models based upon when the article will be published. With over five thousand models to choose from, I must narrow it down somehow!

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