The Hagley Library acquired the collections of the
David Sarnoff Library after its closure in 2009. Staff have been processing portions of the nearly 3,000 linear feet related to the career of David Sarnoff and the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). This important collection traces the development of significant twentieth-century technologies like radio, television, and computer.
In addition to the paper records, a collection of digital records was also transferred to Hagley. The digital content comprises photographs, documents, and publications digitized by the Sarnoff Library staff over the last decade. Hagley’s Digital Collections Department has begun the process of making selections of this material available online. This small portion of all the Sarnoff collections offers researchers a preview of what is to come.
The following selections are currently online in Hagley’s Digital Archives:
In addition to the paper records, a collection of digital records was also transferred to Hagley. The digital content comprises photographs, documents, and publications digitized by the Sarnoff Library staff over the last decade. Hagley’s Digital Collections Department has begun the process of making selections of this material available online. This small portion of all the Sarnoff collections offers researchers a preview of what is to come.
The following selections are currently online in Hagley’s Digital Archives:
- RCA Laboratories Newsletters, 1943-1986: internal publications used to disseminate information about research related to RCA product development
- RCA Engineer, 1955-1974: technical journal published by RCA’s Product Engineering Division in New Jersey
- RCA Annual Reports, 1921-1945
- RCA/Victor advertisements: advertisements for RCA/Victor products primarily from the first half of the twentieth century