Stories From The Stacks

In this interview, Dr. Audrey Russek discusses her research into restaurants as sites of social change, and her use of the Pahlman Papers and trade catalogs from the Hagley Library. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

In this interview, Dr. Arwen Mohun discusses her research into social adaptations to changing technological risk, and her use of materials from the collections in the Hagley Library. Dr. Mohun is professor and department chair in the University of Delaware Department of History. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

Dr. Sara Wermiel discusses her research into railroad contracting, and her use of materials from the Pennsylvania Railroad collection in the Hagley Library for her project. Dr. Wermiel is an independent scholar with a current appointment in the program on Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

In this interview, Dr. David Gray discusses his research into motivational communication techniques in the mid-twentieth century, and his use of materials from the National Association of Manufacturers collection in the Hagley Library for his project. Dr. Gray is a visiting assistant professor of American Studies at Oklahoma State University. This interview was conducted as part of the Hagley Center's Stories from the Stacks project.

In this interview, David Haslam discusses his research into the Pennsylvania Railroad T1 locomotive, and his use of materials from the collections in the Hagley Library for his organization's project to build an accurate, fully functional reproduction of the T1. Mr. Haslam is marketing director for the T1 Trust. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

In this interview, Dr. Shinichi Korogi discusses his research into the development of managerial accounting, and his use of materials from the DuPont company papers in the Hagley Library for his project. Dr. Korogi is a professor in the Commerce Department of Kurume University. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

In this interview, Dr. Kate Holliday discusses her research into telephone buildings, and her use of materials from the MCI collection in the Hagley Library for her project. Dr. Holliday is a professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas Arlington. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.

In his interview, David Reinecke discusses his research into federal involvement in development of high speed rail in the United States, and his use of materials from the Robert B. Watson papers in the Hagley Library for his project. David Reinecke is a PhD candidate in sociology at Princeton University. Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.