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Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Along the serene Brandywine River in Delaware, in 1802, Eleuthere Irene du Pont de Nemours founded his powder works and began the legacy of a powerful and wealthy French American family...
Posted in: Business, Inventions
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Continuing the Library of Congress COVID-19 Health Webinar Series, the Library's Health Services Division (HSD) and Science, Technology & Business Division (ST&B) will be hosting a virtual panel on "Covid-19 and Our Environment" on Wednesday, July 21 at 11:30 a.m. (EDT).
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Come to our Virtual Business Research Orientation July 14, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Held to celebrate the centennial of Thomas Jefferson's 1804 Louisiana Purchase, the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was the perfect place for George Westinghouse to demonstrate his companies' dominance and specifically, the skills of the 9,000 Pittsburghers who worked in his factories.
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
One hundred years ago on May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked Black residents, homes, and businesses, as well as cultural and public institutions in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, OK, an oil boom city and one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States. The Red Cross provided critical medical aid and temporary tent housing, and documented the violence in official reports.
Posted in: African American History, Tulsa Race Massacre
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Asian-owned businesses make up 10 percent of all businesses in United States and during the COVID-19 pandemic many have felt the effects of a new rise in anti-Asian sentiment.
Posted in: Asian American History, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Come to our Virtual Business Research Orientation May 12, from 1-2 pm!
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
A reflection during National Library Week on librarianship, along with resources to research occupation information.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Labor
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
This year's National Library Week is being celebrated with the theme "Welcome to Your Library," which recognizes the importance of delivering library services beyond the traditional brick and mortar library. Find out what services and resources the Science, Technology, and Business Division is offering virtually.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, ST&B Division