Andrew Carnegie – Man of Steel
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the life and businesses of industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
Category: Business
Business Research Orientation class turns 5
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Back in 2007, my coworker Jan Herd and I decided to develop a class specifically for business researchers. Our very first class was in October 2007. While we included some general information about doing research at the Library and a detailed overview of the Library’s online catalog, we wanted to feature specific guidance on business …
Posted in: Business
Robber Barons: Gould and Fisk
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This blog post is about Jay Gould and James Fisk Jr; "robber barons" from the 19th century.
Private Eyes
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The blog post is about Allen Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Posted in: Biography, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
An Early History of Life Insurance
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s guest post is by 2012 Junior Fellow Alec Korte. A life worth living is a life worth insuring. The above quote was the bedrock on which Judge Willard Phillips, a Massachusetts lawyer, founded the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1835. The anchor that held that bedrock firm was the leadership at the top, which …
Posted in: Business
Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Alec Korte
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
1. What is your background? Excluding five years in California, I have lived most of my life in Bowling Green, Ohio, home to its namesake university as well as the National Tractor Pulling Championship. I am currently enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, where I am studying Mechanical Engineering and, eventually, Business as part of …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
A Fortune Made from Fur: John Jacob Astor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
John Jacob Astor was born July 17, 1763, in Walldorf, Germany (near Heidelberg). He came to the United States after the American Revolution and began trading furs, shipping them to Europe via New York. Business was good, and Astor was well on his way to making his fortune when he got a boost with …
Give Me an H!
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In an earlier post I featured an April 1902 Washington Times article on how to get a book from the Library of Congress. While reading the article, a section about the catalog division – “one of the most remarkable departments in the conduct of the library” – also caught my eye. The function of a …
Posted in: Business
Five Questions: Ellen Terrell, Business Blogger & Reference Librarian
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
1. What is your background? If you had not already guessed, based on my posts about Mardi Gras, New Orleans, and Louisiana, I am from New Orleans and much of my family still lives there. I was in the 260th graduating class of Ursuline Academy and went to the University of Alabama (ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!) …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions