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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
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.
Posted in: Business
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
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
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
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.
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Business Reference Services intern discusses his project researching and reviewing online material for a future guide on personal finance.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
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.
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