Wawa Retires Coffee Pot to Hagley

Wawa CEO Howard Stoeckel officially “retires” the pots after 35 years of service  to Hagley Deputy Director for Library Administration Terry Snyder.  Hagley Museum and Library has Wawa, Inc., Records that include history, artifacts and memorabilia. This Wawa (New Castle, DE) was one stop in the Brew Tour. Its coffee counter was converted from pots to thermals last night.

Woven Works: Hagley Craft Fair Features Textile Artists

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Public Relations Coordinator
(302) 658-2400, ext. 238 mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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Woven Works: Hagley Craft Fair Features Textile Artists

Wilmington, Delaware - October 2010 – Shop the wares and one-of-a-kind works of more than fifty artisans featured at Hagley’s Craft Fair. This year’s show features many new artisans who create pieces of art, practical and decorative, using textiles. Join us on Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person and free for members and children under six years old. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100.

From custom design and embroidery to bold colors and textures, the textile artists at Hagley’s Craft Fair are sure to please. Be awed by the look and feel of scarves made by Pam Horstmann of Hockessin. Her specialty, painted warp technique, creates a unique interplay of colors and design in each piece. Paulette Visceglia’s hand painted designs on silk are inspired by many great artists including Picasso, Mateese, O’Keefe and Chagall. Barbara Tinsman’s nature inspired art quilts and wearable art combine cotton, silk, and wool with elegant thread paintings.

“The history of the Brandywine River is tied to the textile industry from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,” says Craft Fair Coordinator Candy Dunson. This was a period when 27 mills with 25,000 spindles were operating within 20 miles of Wilmington! Hagley invites visitors to celebrate this textile history with a trip to the Craft Fair.

The weekend festivities include a raffle of items donated by each artisan. Each visitor will have the opportunity to win just by coming to the Craft Fair. Shoppers will receive additional raffle tickets with each purchase.
This marketplace of fine crafts is held on Hagley’s upper property in the Soda House and Library with free shuttle service between both buildings. In addition to crafts by fabric artists, the show also features jewelry, wood-turned objects, glass, and pottery.

Visitors can take a break from shopping and enjoy lunch or a snack. The Belin House Organic Café will have food available for purchase.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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Hagley Awarded Prestigious Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Public Relations Coordinator
(302) 658-2400, ext. 238 mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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Hagley Awarded Prestigious Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Wilmington, Delaware – September 2010 – Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Hagley will conduct a detailed conservation survey of its collection of 600 pioneering synthetic textile fiber “firsts.” Such artifacts include research and wear- tested and manufactured articles of clothing made of nylon, Orlon ®, Dacron ®, and other man-made fibers created by the DuPont Company. Many of the items belong to the original DuPont Museum Collection, which was donated to Hagley in 1954. Among these items are the first woven pieces of nylon (1935), the first nylon football pants introduce by Notre Dame (1941), an Orlon ® three-piece suit (1948), and the first Dacron ® trousers (1948).
Hagley Executive Director Geoff Halfpenny comments, “I am delighted that this IMLS grant will allow our museum curatorial colleagues to further the care of this unique collection, which is so highly regarded in the museum field. Through this grant, we are bringing in nationally-regarded conservators, Kathy Francis of the Francis Textile Conservation LLC and Christine Paulocik of the Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to assist with this survey.”
“We are thrilled to see the rising number and caliber of conservation applications,” says IMLS Acting Director Marsha L. Semmel. “There’s a clear correlation between states’ increased conservation efforts, which have been stimulated by IMLS’s Connecting to Collections conservation initiative, and museums taking action at the institutional level.”
Program Statement
Conservation Project Support awards help museums identify conservation needs and priorities and perform activities to ensure the safekeeping of their collections. The grants are awarded through competitive peer review and require, at least, a 100 percent match by the applicant. These grants help museums develop a logical, institution-wide approach to caring for their collections. The program is an essential component of the Institute’s goal of sustaining cultural heritage as a means of creating and sustaining a nation of learners. Applicants apply for the project that meets the institution’s highest conservation needs.
Vital Statistics:
Number of applications: 148
Number of awards: 33
Total amount awarded: $3,184,977 nationwide

About IMLS
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please visit www.imls.gov.

About Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org
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Hagley Awarded Grant for William Pahlmann Collection

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Public Relations Coordinator

                         (302) 658-2400, ext. 238    mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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Hagley Awarded Grant for William Pahlmann Collection

                Wilmington, Delaware – September 2010 – Hagley Museum and Library received a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to process the collection of William Pahlmann. Pahlmann was a renowned interior designer during the twentieth century and had such notable clients as DuPont Company, Lord & Taylor, Forum of the Twelve Caesars, and Tiffany & Company.

                The Pahlmann Collection contains correspondence, client files, sketches, financial records, and publicity materials. It also has samples of wall coverings, flooring, and textiles for window treatments, furniture, and carpeting. The collection is 1100 linear feet (approximately 92 shelves-worth of material). The Pahlmann Collection will be open for use after the processing has been completed.

                “William Pahlmann was a cultural visionary who shaped American tastes in interior design for most of the twentieth century,” says Hagley Deputy Director for Library Administration Terry Snyder.  “As a result, his papers will give scholars valuable insight into American culture. We are delighted to include the collection among our extraordinary research holdings, and we are very grateful to the NHPRC for making access to it possible.”

            The NHPRC is the grant- making affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Congress established the NHPRC grants program to promote the preservation and use of America's documentary heritage.

                The Hagley Library is the nation’s leading business history library, archives, and research center. Current holdings comprise 36,000 linear feet in the Manuscripts and Archives Department, 290,000 printed volumes in the Imprints Department, and 2 million visual items in the Pictorial Department.  The Library operates a research grant program, and offers conferences, research seminars, and a public lecture series. 

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org

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