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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Yes, this is a picture of a chart and not of something pretty in the Adams Building; but since I love charts and thought this one was fun, I wanted to share it with the readers of Inside Adams. I found it at the same time I found the publication Mida’s Criterion featured in last …
Posted in: Business, Census and Statistics, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month our Pic of the Week features Lee Lawrie’s sculptural relief of the Hindu God Brahma on the bronze doors of the John Adams Building. When we first launched Inside Adams, Donna Scanlon wrote about Our Bronze Doors, which symbolize the history of written word. During my college years, I …
Posted in: Asian American History, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
While hunting for information related to liquor wholesalers in Boston from the late 19th and early 20th century, I was hoping that a trip to the stacks would be helpful. While I didn’t find exactly what I needed, I did find some items that were quite interesting and decided to share one for today’s post. …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? My background ethnically is Anglo and Pennsylvania (PA) Dutch. I was raised on a PA working farm (Herd Farms), which my siblings and I still own. I attended a one room country school three miles from the farm. When I was seven I began working on the farm and …
Posted in: Biography, Business, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A few weeks ago when I was working late, I looked out of the window from the elevator lobby on the 5th floor of the Adams Building and saw this lovely sunset over the Thomas Jefferson Building. As I stood there admiring it, I was glad I had my digital camera so I could share …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Our Pic of the Week features one of the walls in the center room of the Science and Business Reading Room that houses the massive National Union Catalog Pre-1956 Imprints set. I bet many of you are asking, “What is the National Union Catalog?” Commonly referred to as the NUC or Mansell (Mansell is the …
Posted in: Favorites From the Fifth Floor, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Advertisements. We think of them as a way to find out about products and services, but they can also be useful for learning about companies themselves. I frequently use advertisements to answer historical questions on companies where information is harder to come by. For example, companies looking for capital will try to lure would-be investors …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In 2002, a call came to science to suggest patriotic topics for a Library-wide exhibit. I proposed the Victory Garden and was honored to put together an exhibit for members of the James Madison Council and Congress. I became an expert on the subject from this experience. The concept of Victory Gardens was established in …
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s Pic of the Week features a version of the Great Seal of the United States as a floor medallion in the entrance lobby of the Adams Building. It has been slightly modified, but has the requisite 13 stars, olive branches with 13 leaves and 13 olives, and a bald eagle.
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week