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Archive: February 2011 (4 Posts)

side on the left has places for the author, title, call number, volume/date, patron name/address where in the desk it was to be sent; image on the left shows the other side has boxes to signify status like not on shelf, veriy book number, clarify book number, give volume or bulletin number, give complete date, and and other

Pic of the Week: Verify Book Number

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Sometimes when I am using material from the collections, I run across items that have been left in the books by earlier researchers.  Today’s post features one such item. This is a photo of one of the Library’s old call slips used in what is now the Adams Building.  A call slip is the form …

Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week

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The US Budget – A Glimpse into the Past

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Since the budget of the U.S. Government is the current hot topic on Capitol Hill, I thought I would share this U.S. Treasury Report on Monies for  1800. The image is a bit difficult to read, but there are lines for military expenditures for the Army, the Navy, and arms. Further expenditures are indicated for …

Posted in: Business, Presidents

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The Economy: In One Volume

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

For my first post of February 2011, I wanted to give a heads up for a publication that I find very useful.  Coming out this month from the Council of Economic Advisers is the Economic Report of the President.   This publication, published annually since 1947,  gives an overview of the nation’s economic progress along with …

Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor