Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society

Conferences

Crisis and Consequence, November 5, 2010 | Preliminary schedule

Archive of past conferences

Research Seminars

2010-2011 Seminar Series

Oct. 7, 2010
Anne Boylan, University of Delaware, "Women's History on the Radio: Creating a Usable Past, 1935-1952"

Nov. 11, 2010
Bess Williamson, University of Delaware, "Repair Shop for Heroes: Technology in, and as, Rehabilitation in Post World War II America"

Dec. 16, 2010
Hyungsub Choi, Chemical Heritage Foundation, "Transistor States: Semiconductor Industry and the Government in the U.S. and Japan"

Feb. 17, 2011
Wendy Woloson, Library Company of Philadelphia, "Nothing for Something: Retail Premiums and Consumer Behavior in 19th Century America"

March 24, 2011
Lindsey Feitz, Bridgewater College, "Democratizing and Delivering Beauty: Avon's Transnational Forays in Latin America, 1954-1972"

April 21, 2011
Benjamin Gross, Princeton University, "An Innovation Ignored?: RCA and the Commercialization of the LCD"


The Center's Research Seminar on the second Thursday night of the month during the academic year. The audience is drawn widely from Hagley's membership, scholars and researchers, students in the Mid-Atlantic area, and the general public. Papers are circulated in advance. An informal reception at 6 p.m. precedes the commentary and discussion at 6:30 p.m. The seminar is held in the Copeland Room, Hagley Library. To be placed on the mailing list to receive the papers (or paper), contact Carol Ressler Lockman, clockman@hagley.org.