Research & Collections News

Several of us at Hagley noticed a recently released film called "Green Book.”  It caught our attention because of a rare published work recently acquired in our library.    According to Wikipedia, the film’s plot concerns "a to

January marks the anniversary of the National Association of Manufacturers founding, more specifically, January 22, 1895.

How do people think about what they do with and for money? I came to the Hagley Library twice to research this fascinating pecuniary question. I examined documents full of clues about outlooks on economic and financial matters.

Families of today enjoy Game of Thrones on their oversized flat screen with home theater seating, and multi-speaker surround-sound for an immersive experience.  What system did a family of the 1910s with disposable income have for ho

As I organize materials donated by Marshall Johnson, I am beginning to understand how the collection will be useful for researchers interested in the field of industrial design and designers in general as well as appliance and cookware design and

In 1941, the RCA Laboratories opened in Princeton, New Jersey and became the company’s center for research and development.

November marks the halfway point of the project – two years down, two to go. Much of the new material will be discoverable and available early in 2020, with additional maintenance and improvements coming to the collection as a whole over the

This month's featured film is from our Strawbridge and Clothier collection. The film goes all the way back to 1932 when the famed department store expanded its flagship store on the corner of 8th and Market Streets in Philadelphia.