The Library recently acquired Règlement General pour Dresser les Manufactures, or General Regulations for the Establishment of Manufactures published in 1597!
The Institute of Women’s Professional Relations published a book making the case that home economist skills can be used in many professional settings from the financial sector to manufacturing.
The True Reformers Bank, founded by Reverend William Washington Browne in 1889, is testament to the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of the Black community.
Join Library of Congress Business Section staff for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 1pm. We'll discuss how to research international companies, including suggested resources and recommended search strategies.
The lyrics to the holiday hit song "Santa Baby" feature a wish list of expensive things, but platinum is the only item in the song that the United States government considers a critical material. Unwrap the history of this important metal at the Library of Congress.
The ZIP code has been in use for a few decades now, but a 1946 telephone book for Washington, D. C. shows the system in use before the ZIP code was introduced.