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August 20, 2018
Every Picture Tells a Story, Or Does It?: Examining the Train Station
Among the newly-processed Pennsylvania Railroad files from New Jersey are eight cartons describing the operation of New York’s Pennsylvania Station from its beginning to 1934. Unlike our other Penn Station files that have been opened for decades, they focus, not on the initial design and construc
August 20, 2018
A De Moulin Bros. & Co. Trade Catalog For Fraternal Lodge Hazing
As our department continues to process the John Margolies Collection of Travel Ephemera, fascinating items emerge from cartons and binders every day.
August 20, 2018
Gunpowder Flasks at Hagley
I had never seen a gunpowder flask before my internship at Hagley. Actually, before reading the description for the position, I had never even heard of them. Over the past few months, I’ve found that I was not alone.
July 23, 2018
In Memory of Lynn Catanese, Chief Curator
The library staff mourns the loss of its Chief Curator, Lynn Catanese, who departed this life Sunday morning, July 1, 2018. Lynn had worked at Hagley for over 28 years.
July 23, 2018
Coffee Innovation from a Philadelphia Machine (1954)
Few things hold widespread affection like a cup of coffee. In this month’s video of the month, we're examining a mid-century innovation that added ease in satisfying the coffee urge.
July 23, 2018
Processing the RCA-Victor Negatives Collection
Archival processing: n. ~ 1. The arrangement, description, and housing of archival materials for storage and use by researchers.
July 23, 2018
Brandywine Oral History Digital Exhibit Launches
On July 10, Delaware Governor John Carney, members of the news media, and local history enthusiasts attended a special event at Hagley celebrating the launch of a new digital exhibit on the Brand
July 23, 2018
Selling Irish Whiskey
Irish whiskey has been sold in North America since the eighteenth century.

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