When a quote is not (exactly) a quote: General Motors
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The a bit more on the story behind the well known General Motors quote by General Motors President Charles E. Wilson.
Posted in: Business
Archive: 2016 (52 Posts)
Dorie Clark, Author of “Stand Out,” Speaking on April 12
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
On Tuesday, April 12, Dorie Clark will be speaking at the Library of Congress about her most recent book, Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It (Portfolio/Penguin, 2015). She will explain how to identify the ideas that set you apart, promote them successfully, and build a community of …
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Stranger than Fiction
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This guest post was written by Constance Carter who recently retired as head of Science Reference after 50 years of service at the Library of Congress. But being the dedicated librarian that she is, she now volunteers her considerable talents. The Science Reference Section has an extraordinary collection of 19th-century community and commercial cookbooks—some of …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Guest Blog Posts
James Johnston speaking about Yarrow Mamout on April 6
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Curious about a portrait of “Old Yarrow” by James Alexander Simpson that hangs in the Peabody Room of Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown public library, James J. Johnston a journalist and attorney decided he wanted to know more and eventually ended up writing a book From Slave Ship to Harvard. The portrait “Old Yarrow” was of Yarrow …
Posted in: African American History, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Esther Howland and the Business of Love
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A post about Esther Howland the “Mother of the American Valentine.”
Posted in: Biography, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Frauds, Fraudsters, and Savvy Consumers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A short post on the history of consumer protection.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
NASA Looks at El Niño, Lecture on March 23
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The El Niño of 2015-2016 has been called a Mega Niño or a Super El Niño, the strongest since 1997. El Niño occurs every two to seven years and its effects are felt the world over. Drought-stricken California has had heavy rains and snow, while strong storms have caused floods and fueled tornadoes elsewhere in …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Free Teacher Webinar, Thursday March 17: Teaching with Primary Sources in the Science Classroom
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Trey Smith, the Library of Congress 2015-16 Science Teacher in Residence and was originally published on the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. Join us for a one-hour webinar on Thursday, March 17, at 4pm ET to explore how primary sources can support problem- and project-based learning in science …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Leaving the Nest and Spreading my Wings: A Goodbye to LC
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The following is a guest post from Jennifer Harbster, who created the Inside Adams blog in 2009. She recently left the Library of Congress and returned home to California. Her new library job has her working directly with the students, faculty, and researchers at UC Davis, and with a bit of luck, she will also …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, ST&B Division