This post comes from Georgia Westbrook, the Oral History Intern at the Rakow Research Library. This past winter, I spent three weeks working on the oral history collection at the Rakow Research Library. Listening to interviews with former Corning Glass … Read more →
“It’s not a job, it’s a lifestyle.” That was how mechanical engineer Bill Kilmer described his work with the ribbon machine, a piece of equipment that could produce approximately 1,700 lightbulbs per minute. The story of the ribbon machine is … Read more →
Have you ever thought about how your Pyrex measuring cup was designed? Or maybe you have a copy of Cooking with Cornelius and want to know more about the man behind the cookbook. Maybe you’ve seen Pyrex dishes in movies … Read more →
Today’s post comes from Deborah Cooper, Public Services Intern at the Rakow Research Library I have been working as an intern at the Rakow Research Library since late August, 2013. The Rakow is one of the most unique library environments I have … Read more →