Research & Collections News

“Among the special developments of the National Association of Manufacturers was the formation and expansion of its Foreign Service Department.

While our Library paces its re-opening as advised by the state of Delaware, the Published Collections Department seeks fresh ways to engage the public with relevant resources on the business history of America.

In 2019, Hagley approved a capital budget for the Collections Department to upgrade the Objects Conservation Laboratory at the Hall of Records.

The Hagley Library is pleased to announce that we have completed processing the Margolies Collection of Travel Ephemera. The collection is now open for research.

In this edition of “Live with the Hagley Historian” recorded in June, Lucas Clawson discusses the DuPont Company’s role in the Manhattan Project and the development of the first operational nuclear reactors.

In this edition of the Hagley History Hangout, Conservation Technician Sharon Fickeissen describes the process of binding a leather book by hand. This informative video provides a step-by-step description of the book-binding process.

"Oh, good gosh!" So Bill Miller claims numerous times in Three to be Served, a 1944 educational film presented by the National Industrial Information Committee (NIIC) and sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

Retail spaces have undergone drastic changes as a result of the internet and online commerce. The current COVID-19 health crisis will undoubtedly further change the landscape of in-person retail.