Swiping through the Credit Card Industry
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Interested in the credit card industry? The Library's collection includes a few resources you may want to know about.
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Unlocking Banking History: Explore our Library Guide
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Business Reference has a new guide that includes material in the American Bankers Association pamphlet collection!
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Money
The Curious Case of Cantillon and his Essai
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Richard Cantillon was an Irish-born banker who made his fortune, and several enemies, across early 18th century Europe. When a fire consumed his London home in 1734, including a body found within, the initial reports pointed to a tragic accident.
Posted in: Rare Books and Special Collections
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Birth of Scientific Management
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Modern scientific management systems have a history that really begins with a man named Frederick Winslow Taylor.
Five Questions, Intern Edition: Kelsey Moore, 2024 Junior Fellow
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
2024 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Kelsey Moore answers a few questions about herself and her experience here at the Library.
Posted in: Five Questions
Ice Cream Inventions: How the Chill Happened
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Shell Money as the Original Currency in the American Colonies
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
While going through a pamphlet collection on banking history for her Junior Fellow project, guest author Kelsey Moore takes an interest in two pamphlets on North American shell money, also known as wampum, which circulated before the rise of silver and gold in the colonies.
Posted in: Money, Native American History
Rhubarb Marmalades and More: Recipes from our U.S. Historical Community Cookbooks
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Are you wondering what to do with your rhubarb harvest? Do you want to be adventurous and try something a bit different than the traditional strawberry rhubarb pie or jam? Check out some recipes for rhubarb marmalade and more from the Library's digital collections of early community cookbooks.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
What Can We Learn from Ask-A-Librarian Questions?
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Business Section Intern Olivia DiAcetis describes her spring 2024 project analyzing data from reference interactions.
Posted in: Business, Digital Scholarship and Data