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My dissertation examines how US naval officers' political values influenced the country’s path towards civil war. The antebellum era was a period of intense partisanship.

Shortly after World War I, the US government advocated for trans-Atlantic wireless communication capabilities. As they recently witnessed, British-controlled underwater cables created intelligence vulnerabilities for the US during wartime.

Nineteenth century inventors in the United States were creative people; their innovative minds were contributing to the betterment of society by solving problems and making improvements.

With the support of an Exploratory Research Grant at Hagley Museum and Library, I was able to spend time in the library and archive to develop an article that examines intersections of gender, outdoor leisure activities like hunting and fishing, a

This year, the cutlery company Cutco Corporation celebrates its seventieth anniversary. Cutco was founded in 1949 by ALCOA and Case Cutlery as ALCAS, a combination of the two company names.  ALCAS produced a

For years I have been interested in women inventors, especially those from Michigan which is my home state.  Clarissa Britain’s 1863 United States Patent Model for an Improvement in Boilers caught my attention since she was from St.

Starting this week, the National Association of Manufacturers project will have a summer intern who will help make the older NAM material more accessible.

Hagley Library has acquired the Herbert Harwood Jr. Railroad and Transportation Collection of photographic negatives.