About the Firm of Scrooge & Marley
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A post analyzing the fictional firm from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Category: Business
Featured Advertisement: Shop Early and Make it Something Electrical
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A Christmas advertisement from New York Edison.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Featured Advertisement: a 1914 Thanksgiving Shoppers Guide
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Every Thanksgiving people stock up on the food and ingredients they will need for their feasts. Because retailers want shoppers, and their goal is to let people know what they have and what deals are to be had, special fliers are run in newspapers and commercials are aired on television. This advertisement from the Rock …
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Expanding the Capitol’s Dome
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The United States Architect of the Capitol has embarked on a massive project to restore the Capitol’s dome that is slated to take years and cover the dome with scaffolding. This project inspired me to write a series of posts using the Library’s collections to explore a few of the firms and people who worked …
Posted in: Business, Washington and the Capitol
Federal Budgets Past & Present: with a look back at 1805
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Looking at budgets is an interesting way to gain some insight into the history and development of the United States. It shows what was going on and what was important at any given time.
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Panama Canal: Locating Collections at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
August 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, a tremendous engineering endeavor that has played a major role in trade and commerce over its hundred years.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Nancy Lovas
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
What is your background? I’m a recent graduate of Berry College in Rome, Georgia, where I studied economics and minored in history. I grew up in the Metro Atlanta area, and I’ve always loved books, especially historical novels a la Little House in the Big Woods and Anne of Green Gables. In my third year …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
Niles’ Register: Bringing You “A Record of the Events of the Times”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A blog post about Niles' Weekly Register.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Guest Blog Posts
New on the Business Homepage
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Over the last year we have been busy updating the Business homepage. Many of the guides have been updated and new ones have been added. Here are a few of the new items: There is a detailed guide created to help researchers track down Census information: Census Connections A Guide To Locating Selected U.S. Decennial …
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides