Hagley Library is pleased to announce that our exhibit Just Text Me! Telecommunications and Computing History at Hagley is now available online.
Featuring more than 28 items from Hagley's collection, the exhibit traces over a century of communications and computing history - from the telegraph to email - and the technological innovations that transformed how we connect with the world.
Hello, Spring! It may be off to a chilly start, but spring is here and blooms are sure to follow. We're getting the jump on those early spring flowers this week with a page from the Henry F. Michell Company's Fall 1945 catalog.
The still-operating and still family-owned horticultural business was founded in Philadelphia in 1890 by Swedish immigrants, the brothers Henry and Frederick J. Michell.
The catalog is part of Hagley Library's collection of trade catalogs. You can view it, as well as other publications from the Henry F. Michell Company, online in our Digital Archives by clicking here.
Yaass, duplex! We're going to werk this week with some buildings that serve, honey. Or serve gasoline, anyway.
This ca. 1940 pamphlet from the Sun Oil Company is a guide to service station construction, intended to walk its dealers through the basics of the exterior and interior of 'Suntype' gasoline and automobile service station construction and layout.
This manual is part of Hagley Library's collection of published materials. You can view it online now in our Digital Archives by clicking here.
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Schedule: 20 hours per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
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Hagley is offering three new programs this summer for visitors to engage with Hagley’s historical collections, held on the third Thursdays of the summer months. Advance registration is required, and please note that museum admission is not included with the event registration.
The overtly intimate relationship between tech industry leaders and politicians is on frequent display in newspapers and on screens today. In an international context, this builds on a long history of corporate involvement in shaping favorable policy.
The mid-twentieth century emergence of the black middle class in the United States reshaped American society, consumer markets, and even the bodies of African Americans.
Be a Tree Champion for Hagley!
This giving day, give to the living heart of Hagley Museum and Library. As part of our Natural Hagley Initiative, we are focusing in 2026 on improving tree health by protecting and strengthening the canopy that defines our 235-acre historic landscape, supports diverse wildlife, and welcomes visitors year-round.
Hagley Museum and Library
Technical Services Department
Processing Internship, Summer 2026
The Project and Internship
Hagley Library will hire a Processing Intern to conserve, arrange, and describe the Kozinn and Sons Tailors collection under the supervision of the Head of Technical Services. The intern will enjoy a learning experience in archival work structured around the processing and preservation of archival materials.