Research & Collections News

From the 1930s to her death in 1958, Louise du Pont Crowninshield was one of the leaders of the Historic Preservation movement. In 1949, she was one of the founders of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Like just about everyone else in the world, Hagley has made changes to our operating procedure during this pandemic. Since the middle of March, staff have been working from home, myself included.

Q: Are you able to work from home?  A: Yes!  Q: Really?? Did you bring items home?  A: Yes, I’ve been quite busy actually, and no, I didn’t bring any collection items home. 

The history of the early computing industry is well documented at the Hagley Library, but the collection of the UNIVAC Division Records from the Sperry Rand Corporation, stands as our most significant source.

Conserving paper in the library and archive is part of our daily work at Hagley. Conservation from an archival perspective means preservation of historical documents. These days, many people may be trying to conserve a differen

The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. It’s base… Well, right now it is just my imagination.

In this strange and difficult time during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have had to change our daily routines.