Research & Collections News

Hagley received a historical archive from the renowned advertising agency of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn Inc.(BBDO) in January 2021.

Richard Montgomery (1820-1874) was a New York City based inventor who held numerous patents related to corrugated metals. Here at Hagley, we have his patent model for an Improved Defensive Armor for Ships and Other Batteries (Patent No.

Imagine going to the lobby of a bank, the business section of a public library, or any location where one may find free promotional literature about financial products.

On January 28, Hagley’s Curator of Collections and Hagley Historian filmed five episodes of a new video series, Hagley Up Close.

The Long Ships Passing was a film produced by Cinecraft Productions in 1960 for the Lake Carriers Association, a trade association representing shipping companies operating on the Great Lakes.

Shopping for books and other publications is one of the most fun aspects of my job as Curator for Published Collections. Physical catalogs from booksellers used to arrive in the mail daily.