Digital Exhibits
The Extraordinary Life of Rosetta Henderson
A digital exhibit about Rosetta McKinley Henderson, a DuPont chemist and educator, and her extraordinary life.
Black Powder, White Lace
Between 1802 and 1902, over two-thousand Irish emigrants moved to the United States to work in the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company's black powder yards on the Brandywine River in northern Delaware...
Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr.: Scientist, Artist, Activist
A digital exhibit on the life of Dr. Wesley Memeger Jr. a long-time DuPont chemist at the Pioneering Research Laboratory, who played a crucial role in streamlining the production of Kevlar.
Brandywine Valley Oral History Project
From 1954 to 1990, Hagley Library staff and volunteers interviewed over 150 people who lived and worked in the Brandywine Valley in northern Delaware. The recorded interviews and transcripts capture in fine detail the lives of people in the Brandywine communities from the last half of the nineteenth century into the first half of the twentieth.
Patent Medicine
This exhibit includes selections from Hagley Library's collections related to the fascinating history of patent medicines in the United States.
Edward Loper : African American Painter
This film is based on a 1998 oral interview with Loper, one of Delaware's most celebrated cultural figures.
Beer and Brewing History
This exhibit showcases material from the collections of the Hagley Museum and Library related to the history of beer and brewing in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and beyond.
A Separate Place: The Schools P.S. du Pont Built
The surprising story of the connection between Pierre S. du Pont's philanthropy and efforts by African Americans to obtain quality education.
Collecting Paper Cars: Z. Taylor Vinson's Collection of Automobile Advertising
A digital exhibit on Z. Taylor Vinson’s work as a collector and the remarkable collection of transportation history he dedicated his life to building.
History of Product Packaging
Online exhibition on the history of consumer packaging is an ongoing joint effort between the Hagley Museum and Library and the History Department at the University of Delaware.
100 Years of Picturing the Nation's Business
As part of the 100th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the Hagley Museum and Library digitized over one thousand Chamber images originally published in their monthly magazine, Nation's Business.
Civil War: Robert Smalls / Soldiers and Powdermen
An two-part online exhibit produced in conjunction with An Oath of Allegiance to the Republic: The du Ponts and the Civil War, an exhibit at the Hagley Museum in 2011 and 2012.
Dupont Company on the Brandywine
This exhibit covers the history of the original DuPont Company gunpowder works in Delaware.
Avon Historical Archive at the Hagley Library
The Avon Digital History Archive provides a unique perspective on the history of the company, its sales representatives, employees, and consumers. The Avon Archive at the Hagley Library encompasses a range of materials such as advertisements, catalogs, representative's sales tools, and corporate documents.
William G. McGowan's MCI
William G. McGowan (1927-1992) was the driving force behind the success and innovation of MCI. He joined MCI in 1968 and immediately pushed for the company to go nationwide with telecommunications services at low prices.
Delaware's Industrial Brandywine
An exhibit documenting the businesses that benefited from the unique geography of the Brandywine River.
Building the Lydonia II
This exhibit documents the construction and launch of the Lydonia II in photographs taken by the Pusey and Jones Company from April 1911 to May 1912.
A Bird's Eye View of the Delaware Valley: The Dallin Aerial Survey Company
An online exhibit featuring select aerial images from Hagley's Dallin Company Collection.
William du Pont, Jr.
An exhibit on the life William du Pont, Jr. and his contribution to the landscape of the Delaware Valley.
Universal Design
This digital exhibit explores the careers of industrial designers Thomas Lamb and Marc Harrison and illustrates the ways in which their work helped to set the stage for Universal Design.
French History at Hagley
Studying French History and Culture at Hagley
Conversations on African American History
Interviews with former students and teachers in the du Pont schools for a series of short films on African American history in Delaware.