Notice
Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government beginning midnight, October 1, all Library of Congress buildings are closed and all public events are canceled until further notice. More.

Top of page

Archive: June 2018 (3 Posts)

Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

Historical Business & Economic Charts and Graphs

Posted by: Angel Vu

In the past, we have mentioned business and economic charts and graphs in blog posts such as “Arthur T. Emery and His BIG Book of Charts & Graphs” and “A 1898 Big Data graphic.” However, there is always more that can be said on this topic. Although graphical displays of quantitative and statistical information in …

Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

Researching Old Companies: a Business Class on June 23

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

For over a year the Library has conducted research orientations on Saturdays.  On June 23 Business Reference takes its turn. Instead of doing our general Business Research Orientation, I will be teaching a class titled So…you want to research old companies at the Library of Congress. While the class is primarily about using the Library’s …