The Published Collections Department holds Hagley's printed and published materials, with particular emphasis on publications not typically found in general or college and university libraries.
An Overview of the Collection:
- Books and periodicals collected by Pierre S. du Pont on the development of business and industry in America
- Printed material on national and international business history particularly in the regions between the Hudson and the Potomac and west to the Allegheny Mountains
- The library of French Physiocrat Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, the finest collection on late-eighteenth-century French society and politics in North America
- Publications from firms, trade associations, and individuals associated with American business
- Printed materials from government entities that pertain to business practices
- General business publications
- Company magazines, such as Better Living from DuPont and Store Chat by Strawbridge & Clothier
- Corporate reports
- Trade catalogs, mid-19th century to date
- Trade journals devoted to single industries
- Pamphlets issued by trade associations
- Publications by America's principal national business associations
- General business periodicals
- Encyclopedias, mechanical dictionaries, engineering textbooks and manuals describing now-obsolete technologies, artifacts, and office practices
- Legal documents for nationally significant cases involving antitrust, bankruptcies, reorganizations, and patent disputes
- Guidebooks and catalogs from international expositions
For information about collections in our Published Collections Department, please contact us at (302) 658-2400 ext. 330 or askhagley@hagley.org.