Five Questions, Intern Edition: Noelle Charbonneau, 2023 Junior Fellow
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Noelle Charbonneau a senior at Grand Valley State University and her time as a 2023 Junior Fellow.
Posted in: Five Questions
Archive: 2023 (23 Posts)
A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Featured in “This Month in Business History”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the two new entries to Business Reference's This Month in Business History project; one on A. Philip Randolph and one on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Biography, Business
“A ‘Time Capsule’ Capable of Lasting 5,000 Years”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Take a peek at the time capsule that Westinghouse buried for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Posted in: Business
Five Questions, Intern Edition: Hannah Meyer, 2023 Junior Fellow
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Hannah Meyer is a 2023 Junior Fellow in the Science, Technology & Business Division read about her and her project.
Posted in: Five Questions
Researching Companies? We Have Two Webinars in July Just for You
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are researching active companies, we have two webinars -- Doing Private Company Research and Doing Public Company Research -- that may be of interest.
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Moving from Office Boy to Head of Firm
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Self help and improvement have long been a theme in American life and goes beyond books; today's post features a board game and not a book.
Posted in: Business
Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In the history of the organized labor movement Samuel Gompers who, in 1881, helped to found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions which later became the American Federation of Labor, is a seminal figure.
Volunteer Transcribers Wanted! The American Federation of Labor Papers Need You
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library is looking for people to transcribe the records for the American Federation of Labor and we hope you are interested in getting involved.
A Seattle Tea Merchant in Chinatown
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post looks at Wa Chong & Company, a Seattle general merchandise/dry goods store that also sold tea and in business at the end of the 19th and early 20th century.
Posted in: Asian American History, Business