Research & Collections News

NAM’s fourth president was James W. Van Cleave, who served from 1906 to May 1909.

Last month I began a new project in the Hagley Manuscript and Archives Department: processing the collections of two influential men in the history of industrial design: Ken White and Marshall Johnson. This project is made possible throu

Recent acquisitions at Hagley illustrate an interesting trend in the history of publishing: pulp fiction.

Last month, the Audiovisual Collections & Digital Initiatives Department added a new collection to its digital archive.

Researchers interested in all sorts of topics come from far and wide to use Hagley’s collections. While printed matter can explain a lot about historical objects, there are times when examining the real thing is most useful.

Winter weather changes are fast approaching – and it won’t be too long before we see our first big storm.

This month, we have a staff favorite from our vast collection of DuPont Company commercials.

One of the first questions I was asked after being hired to head Hagley’s Published Collections department was “Which books did the du Pont family bring with them to the United States on the American Eagle in 1799?” For the longest time I