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.
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.
Welcome back to another Hagley Staff Favorites article! Every quarter, we share stories from our collections staff, giving you the opportunity to hear from the experts—the people who first lay hands on our archives and objects—about the items that made a mark. We hope you find something new to investigate!
When you hear the word “forecast,” your first thought might be the weather. But we’re talking about another kind of forecast…a color forecast! Color forecasting refers to the strategic, research-driven process of predicting future color trends and palettes to guide design and marketing decisions.
As I write this, Delaware is experiencing its coldest winter in decades. I look forward to a quick spring break trip with the family to a more tropical location in March. Sun, sand, and perhaps a frozen tropical drink sound like the proper remedies.
In recognition of Black History Month, please enjoy this film from Hagley's Cinecraft films collection, Not with Empty Hands:
The Hagley Vault has a special guest star this week. Miss Patience, seen here in a ca. 1936 photograph was one of NBC's first regularly filmed stars of studio 3H.
During these early years of television, film cameras required intense light to capture images for broadcast. So much so that NBC's Betty Goodwin, television's first female announcer and fashion show consultant, began to suffer from blisters on her face from modeling clothes and make-up for hours in front of the camera.
Fortunately for Goodwin, Miss Patience was (quite literally) made of tougher stuff. Goodwin's new co-star was a mannequin, and thus able to patiently endure the punishing heat and time required for those early screen tests.
Michelle Craig McDonald will speak at an Author Talk at Hagley on Thursday May 14 about her recent book,