Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley’s collections document the interaction between business and the cultural, social, and political dimensions of our society from the late 18th century to the present. Items in the Hagley Digital Archives cover a wide number of topics under the broad framework of business history, providing unique historical perspectives of industrial processes, commercial landscapes, marketing and advertising, transportation facilities and methods, development of information technology, and, the social and cultural aspects of work and leisure.