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 →
This post comes from Alaina McNeal, the Public Services Outreach intern at the Rakow Research Library. A hundred years ago, Evelyn Hortense Roberts began working for Corning Glass Works. Roberts was one of many performing laboratory work at the company, … Read more →
Stephen Koob is the chief conservator at The Corning Museum of Glass and is responsible for the care and preservation of the Museum’s collections. Editor’s note: Stephen Koob works in a lab where he takes seriously all safety precautions when … Read more →
This post comes from Dr. G. Jane Cook, chief scientist at The Corning Museum of Glass. The term “specialty glass” today refers to glass made from recipes that allow for new breakthroughs in products and services. Corning Glass Works introduced … Read more →