A Toast to the New Year
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Champagne has become synonymous with celebrations find out about a few sources to learn more.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Archive: 2021 (22 Posts)
The Humble (but Essential) House Number
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The address is essential; it insures yo get your mail and Christmas cards.
Posted in: Business
Cotton, Mortgages, and the Lehman Brothers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A short post about a company with a long history – Lehman Brothers.
Posted in: Business
Native American Heritage Month: Population and Business Trends
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Looking for sources for information and statistics about Native Americans and the businesses they own? Here are just a few.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Five Questions, The Intern Edition: Amal Charara
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Junior Fellow internship program is itself an amazing program which introduces undergraduate as well as graduate students to a vast world of information.
Posted in: Five Questions
An Unexpected Business Resource from Duncan Hines
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Two titles from Duncan Hines illustrate that business information can be found in unexpected places.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Researching Old Companies? Sign up for our October 13th WEBINAR
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
So if you found an old stock or bond certificate in a relative's papers, or you are interested in the company that made that cool item you found while antiquing, this class might be for you!
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Developing an Economic Snapshot? The Post-War Years as Example
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Researching the history of the U.S. economy? This case study may help guide your own research.
Posted in: Business
Mental Arithmetic
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
However, practical arithmetic standardized professionalization by treating all students as potential workers in fields that required numeracy skills--from banking and farming to masonry and carpentry. The business application of arithmetic education became so ingrained--apparently to Davidson’s dismay--that by 1895, the West Virginia State Series curriculum defined arithmetic as: “the solving of problems from its various applications to business life.”
Posted in: Business, Mathematics