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In addition to an introductory essay by my co-editors and myself, the Raw Capital: More-Than-Human Business History table of contents looks like this!

08.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Telling my kids about CAR TALK and realizing that I have to explain a lot of old technology

- Broadcast radio πŸ“»
- Landline telephones ☎️
- Cars w/o diagnostics πŸš™

It’s even more of a blast from the past than I first thought. I’m old.

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a gorilla is standing in the woods surrounded by trees . Alt: a gorilla is standing in the woods surrounded by trees looking interested

Our edited collection is officially in press!

Look for

Raw Capital: More-Than-Human Business History

Spring 2027

From the University of Pennsylvania Press

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Colorful advertisement for the 1964 worlds fair. It says LET'S GO TO THE FAIR and GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Colorful advertisement for the 1964 worlds fair. It says LET'S GO TO THE FAIR and GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Film has played a role in America’s world’s fairs since the 1893 Chicago exhibition where a horse galloping was the big cinematic draw. Learn more about film at U.S. worlds fairs on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout!

Tune in here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...

03.02.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Colorful advertisement for the 1964 worlds fair. It says LET'S GO TO THE FAIR and GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Colorful advertisement for the 1964 worlds fair. It says LET'S GO TO THE FAIR and GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA New York World's Fair 1964-1965

Film has played a role in America’s world’s fairs since the 1893 Chicago exhibition where a horse galloping was the big cinematic draw. Learn more about film at U.S. worlds fairs on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout!

Tune in here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...

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CFP: "Networks of Creative Persuasion" 2026 Hagley Conference | H-Net "Networks of Creative Persuasion in Advertising and Marketing”A Conference at the Hagley Library, Wilmington DelawareFriday November 6, 2026

CFP for @hagleycenter.bsky.social conference this fall! networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
#bizhist #skystorians #advertising

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Rage! At the Train Station

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Rage! At the Train Station: Long Island Railroad Controversies | Hagley Infrastructure projects have frequently generated controversies in American history, and railroads in particular have been the cause of many a political fracas.

Join the #HagleyHistoryHangout for a chat w @bordergroves.bsky.social and indep scholar Elizabeth Moore about the many controversies sparked by the Long Island RR during its nearly 200 year history. Here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...
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20.01.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Davos gave us globalism and now offers a front-row seat to its collapse.
With Grace Ballor, we examine both its historical momentum and weaknesses.
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
In an issue on the post-neoliberal order by @quinnslobodian.com @llchristyll.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social

22.01.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Rage! At the Train Station: Long Island Railroad Controversies | Hagley Infrastructure projects have frequently generated controversies in American history, and railroads in particular have been the cause of many a political fracas.

Join the #HagleyHistoryHangout for a chat w @bordergroves.bsky.social and indep scholar Elizabeth Moore about the many controversies sparked by the Long Island RR during its nearly 200 year history. Here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...
Please subscribe and share!

20.01.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Every grant listed here represents hundreds of hours of work: from our applicants who submit proposals, to the program staff and peer reviewers who read them, to the grant managers who oversee awards.

Are we just supposed to accept the abrupt termination of all this labor? #NEH #humanities

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NEH Grants 2025 NEH Grants 2025

Want to see the scope of what the NEH grant terminations is? The ACH ( @ach.bsky.social ) has compiled a database: impact.ach.org

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Seeing our postdoc here is like reading a friend’s obituary

12.01.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Terrific panel on Trade Wars and Global Order since 1800 sponsored by @businesshistoryc.bsky.social at #AHA26!

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If you are attending #AHA26 and are interested in research funding opportunities, please feel free to DM me. The @hagleycenter.bsky.social wants to hear from you.

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The first episode of the spring season of our #HagleyHistoryHangout podcast premiered today! Check out the rest of the terrific line up. Please like, subscribe, and share!

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Industrious Skies: Nitrogen Capture and the Atmosphere of Italian Fascism | Hagley Nitrogen feeds both war and peace, represents both fecundity and strength, and accordingly, nitrogen capture technology gained a symbolic potency in the ideologically charged atmosphere of fascist Ita...

Nitrogen feeds both war and peace, life and death, and consequently, nitrogen capture technology gained a symbolic potency in the ideologically charged atmosphere of fascist Italy. Learn more on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout! Here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...

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Pennsylvania Merchants and American Ginseng in China, 1784-1840 with Audrey Ke Zhao Ginseng is the β€œemperor of plants,” celebrated in traditional Chinese medicine as a sovereign remedy for diverse ailments and promoter of longevity. The introduction of American ginseng to the Chinese

When American ginseng arrived in China it triggered a cascade of political-economic changes, not least being the undermining of the imperial monopoly on the "emperor of plants." Learn more on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout!

Here or wherever you find your podcasts: soundcloud.com/hagley_libra...

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During Jim Crow, safety at hotels, restaurants, and gas stations was not guaranteed. Travel was inherently dangerous for Black Americans. Every route was planned with care. Trace the routes on the Green Book website: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

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book cover for The Rise and Fall of King Coal: American Energy Transitions in an Age of Markets, 1800-1940 by Mark Aldrich featuring a little king made of coal cowering beneath a threatening hand made of smoke labeled Oil For Fuel

book cover for The Rise and Fall of King Coal: American Energy Transitions in an Age of Markets, 1800-1940 by Mark Aldrich featuring a little king made of coal cowering beneath a threatening hand made of smoke labeled Oil For Fuel

What happened to Old King Coal, longtime sovereign of the American economy, when energy alternatives challenged its market dominance? Find out on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout, The Rise and Fall of King Coal! Tune in here or wherever you find your podcasts: www.hagley.org/research/his...

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You may find this of particular interest, @dael.bsky.social.

09.12.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved my time at Hagley. Great place to do research.

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Grants & Fellowships Hagley invites serious researchers to apply for one of our grants to defray the costs of an extended stay intended to use our collections. Grants and fellowships are administered by the Center for the...

Hello, Bluesky!
We want to fund your research!
Check out our grants and fellowships!
Here: www.hagley.org/research/gra...

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Pennsylvania Merchants and American Ginseng in China, 1784-1840 with Audrey Ke Zhao Ginseng is the β€œemperor of plants,” celebrated in traditional Chinese medicine as a sovereign remedy for diverse ailments and promoter of longevity. The introduction of American ginseng to the Chinese

When American ginseng arrived in China it triggered a cascade of political-economic changes, not least being the undermining of the imperial monopoly on the "emperor of plants." Learn more on our latest #HagleyHistoryHangout!

Here or wherever you find your podcasts: soundcloud.com/hagley_libra...

08.12.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The newest volume in our book series!! Where horseshoe crabs, microbial yeast, mountain faces, and more, come together with human actors to make business history.

05.12.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The newest volume in our book series!! Where horseshoe crabs, microbial yeast, mountain faces, and more, come together with human actors to make business history.

05.12.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Culinary History of Southern Delaware: Scrapple, Beach Plums, and Muskrat by Denise Clemons Denise Clemons discusses her book, A Culinary History of Southern Delaware with Hagley’s Ben Spohn . By Clemons’ own estimation, Southern Delaware begins somewhere below the C&D canal where the suburb

What do scrapple, beach plums, and muskrat have in common? They are part of the culinary history of southern Delaware, of course! Tune in to our latest episode of the Neighborhood Authors Series here or wherever you find your podcasts!

soundcloud.com/neighborhood...

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