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January 22, 2014
Marguerite du Pont Lee – A Voice for the Poor
The Manuscripts and Archives Department recently acquired a unique scrapbook which belonged to Marguerite du P
January 20, 2014
What is Vitrolite? Another Question Answered by the Hagley Library
Last week a Hagley library patron was conducting research on food safety.
December 22, 2013
Sewing Machine History Now Online
Hagley is excited to announce the addition of a significant collection of sewing machine trade journals to the Digital Archives. Seventeen volumes of the Sewing Machine Times spanning the years of 1891 to 1911 have been digitized and are available to view.
December 20, 2013
Sarnoff Research Center Scientists Collections Now Open for Research
Charles M. Wine and Robert J.
November 26, 2013
Steel Making in Claymont, Delaware
With the recent announcement of the shutdown of the Evraz Claymont Steel plant, the tradition of steel manufacture in Claymont, Delaware, is possibly coming to an end. That tradition began in 1917 with the formation of the Worth Steel Company.
November 25, 2013
Conservation: A New Home for a Ruby Glass Ambrotype
Recently this ambrotype portrait of a member of the prominent 19th-century Wilson family of Wilmington was brought into the conservation lab. The specific identity of the man is a bit of a mystery, but we do know that the Wilsons owned the Wilson Line Steamship Co.
November 24, 2013
Be A Man: Fashion in the World of Business
If you are like me, you have trouble. And if you are like me, you know the trouble I’m talking about. That’s right...I’m talking about fashion: specifically, men’s business fashion. I confess that I am confused by color, puzzled by patterns, stumped by shirts, and thrown by ties. But cheer up!
November 14, 2013
Conservation: Speaking of Books, 3rd Edition: Thread vs. Glue
“As an entity, the book quietly owes its integrity to its binding” – Frank E. Comparto

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