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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library has many collections that may not, at first glance, be obvious places to find information for those doing business research. Most of these collections are only accessible to those that come to the Library, but some of the material from those collections has been digitized. Business Reference created a list of these “special” …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Nancy Lovas a Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. The story of shipbuilding along the River Clyde stretches over three centuries, though now it lives only in memory and museum. At the industry’s height, “Clyde-built” was the standard of quality, worthy of respect (McKenna & Ferreiro, …
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s post was written by Denise Dempsey a Science Reference Librarian who has previously written about the women featured in the motion picture “Hidden Figures” and the post “A Family of Pharmacists”. Among the photographs in the Picture This blog post, Portraits of Nineteenth Century African American Women Activists Newly Available Online, is one of …
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Science, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Nanette Gibbs, Business Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Just about every weekend throughout the year, New Orleans finds a way to celebrate an event or tradition. 2017 is no exception, with festivals such as the New Orleans Oyster Festival, French Market Creole Tomato Festival, Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, New Orleans
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
When I was writing the posts about the Capitol dome, I wrote one about the firm of Janes, Fowler, & Kirtland Co. and in the post I included an image of one of the stoves they manufactured. At the time, I was pretty confident that I wouldn’t be doing much more research on cast iron …
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
When looking at old newsapers did you ever wonder about those ubiquitous Castoria ads?
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
While doing a bit of research, the image featured here caught my eye, so I just had to click-through to know more. As you can see, this image features the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the Fourth of July provided a good excuse to highlight it. The accompanying article is …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Nancy Lovas a new Business Reference Librarian. I write atop a bookshelf in the Adams Reading Room with an excellent view of the mural on the east wall. I’ve returned to the Business Reference Section after nearly three years away and I’m getting reintroduced to all my old friends. One …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Sean Bryant a Reference Librarian in the Science Section who previously wrote about World War I tanks and John Glenn. This post continues the story of the last man to walk on the moon, astronaut, Eugene Cernan, which was inspired by our last NASA talk of 2016. Geologist Dr. Noah …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Biography, Science