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July 23, 2018
Coffee Innovation from a Philadelphia Machine (1954)
Few things hold widespread affection like a cup of coffee. In this month’s video of the month, we're examining a mid-century innovation that added ease in satisfying the coffee urge.
July 23, 2018
Processing the RCA-Victor Negatives Collection
Archival processing: n. ~ 1. The arrangement, description, and housing of archival materials for storage and use by researchers.
July 23, 2018
Brandywine Oral History Digital Exhibit Launches
On July 10, Delaware Governor John Carney, members of the news media, and local history enthusiasts attended a special event at Hagley celebrating the launch of a new digital exhibit on the Brand
July 23, 2018
Who’s Who…Vada Horsch
Vada Horsch worked for the National Association of Manufacturers from 1932 until her retirement in 1966 as an administrative assistant/assistant secretary and director of the International Economic Affairs Department.
July 23, 2018
Selling Irish Whiskey
Irish whiskey has been sold in North America since the eighteenth century.
June 18, 2018
Reading Revolutionary Politics in the Margins
In June 2017, I obtained a Henry Belin Du Pont Research Grant to visit the Hagley Library for two weeks to begin research on the politics of the Physiocratic movement.
June 18, 2018
More Than Just Papercuts: Paper Hazards in Archives
In Delaware we have single stream recycling. Recently there have been some news stories about the problem of people attempting to recycle inappropriate or contaminated materials. Typically this means food residue or non-recyclable materials are present.
June 18, 2018
Researching Laced Paper Covers
The image of the volume below, part of the Lammot du Pont, Jr.

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