Front cover of booklet. Dark blue, gold text reads 'Buildings that Serve' and 'Sun Oil Co.'

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.

Hagley is offering three programs offering opportunities 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.

June 18: 250 Years Through 25 Hagley Library Objects 
This guided tour and discussion will showcase 25 rarely exhibited treasures to explore America’s rich history. $10 for Hagley Members and $20 for Non-Members.     

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.

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.

Colorful motivational poster about acknowledging mistakes featuring a tiger about to spring.

The weekend forecast for the grounds of Hagley Museum and Library is looking ready to spring for Spring, and we are feeling so fine about it we're bringing you a feline this week in the Hagley Vault.

This ca. 1929 poster from our Mather & Company workplace posters (Accession 1994.319) collection was produced by Mather & Company, a Chicago, Illinois-based printing firm that ran a subscription-based motivational workplace poster service.

Between 1923 and 1929, the company produced approximately 350 work-incentive posters. The posters were color lithographs with illustrations and captions that addressed workplace interpersonal interactions, appropriate behaviors, ideals, and guidelines. 

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