“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
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Five Questions (Retiree Edition): Michelle Cadoree Bradley
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Michelle Cadoree Bradley, who began her professional career at the Library of Congress in 1989, is retiring after 34 years of service with the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division.
Posted in: Five Questions
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.
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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
“Cool Off With Coffee”: Promoting Iced Coffee in Mid-Century America
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Despite a brief spike in popularity in the early 1920s, iced coffee was not a typical American drink. A number of campaigns from coffee cooperatives sought to change that.
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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.
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New York in 1798: A Global City
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Explore New York City at the turn of the 19th century through two recently acquired copies of David Longworth's The New York Directory and Register for 1798 and 1806.
Posted in: Business, Rare Books and Special Collections
Business Collections Orientation Webinar June 14
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Join Business Reference and Research Specialists for a short, 30-minute webinar at 1pm on Wednesday, June 14, highlighting collections, with content related to Andrew Carnegie and the steel industry as examples.
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
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.