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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Curious about a portrait of “Old Yarrow” by James Alexander Simpson that hangs in the Peabody Room of Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown public library, James J. Johnston a journalist and attorney decided he wanted to know more and eventually ended up writing a book From Slave Ship to Harvard. The portrait “Old Yarrow” was of Yarrow …
Posted in: African American History, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Business Reference is often asked for information about older or defunct businesses and finding any information can be challenging. But it is even harder to research businesses that were owned and operated by African Americans. While some business directory publishers may have denoted those businesses in some way, that wasn’t always the case. Recently I …
Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is guest authored by Michelle Cadoree Bradley, a science reference specialist in the Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress. She is also the author of the blog post, “Stumbled Upon in the Stacks, or the Chimp in my Office.” …a very large part of the child’s education must be …
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Gardening, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
There were a number of medals awarded, including two Grand Prix - one for the collection as a whole, and another to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Gold Medals were award to the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Howard University, T. J. Calloway as the compiler, W. E. B. Du Bois. Silver Medals were awarded to Fisk University, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Berea College, Atlanta University, and Booker T. Washington. Bronze Medals were awarded to Roger Williams, Central Tennessee College, Atlanta University, and Pine Bluff Normal and Industrial School. Lastly, two Honorable Mentions were given to Haines Normal and Industrial Institute and Claflin University.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A few statistical sources on African Americans.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
February is African American History Month. During this month, we frequently receive questions from students working on school projects related to African Americans in science and business. In general, students seek biographical information about a specific Black scientist, inventor or business person. Before my time, back in the 1980’s, LC science librarian Vivian Ovelton Sammons …
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science