Before There was the ZIP Code
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
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.
Posted in: Business
Category: Business
Catvertising in the Library of Congress Collections
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Cats have long had their little claws in advertising and that likely isn't going to change.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Women’s Wartime Work
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Produced from 1919 into the 1990s, the Women's Bureau publication "Bulletin" is filled with articles about women working in various industries. Of particular note, a series of issues from the 1940s illustrate women's many contributions to defense industries and the war effort in the Second World War.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Women's History
Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate talks “White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation,” Oct 30
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Join us virtually on October 30 at 1p.m. (ET) for a discussion with author Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate about her book, "White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation" and how she utilized various Library resources to provide a well-researched account of the racial dynamics that have shaped the fast-food industry.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Trusts, Combinations, and Charles R. Flint
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
You hear about mergers today, but Charles R. Flint was the master of combinations in his day.
A Short Review of the “Review of Reviews”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is another dive into a publication; this time the American Monthly Review of Reviews
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Swiping through the Credit Card Industry
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Interested in the credit card industry? The Library's collection includes a few resources you may want to know about.
Unlocking Banking History: Explore our Library Guide
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Business Reference has a new guide that includes material in the American Bankers Association pamphlet collection!
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides, Money
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Birth of Scientific Management
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Modern scientific management systems have a history that really begins with a man named Frederick Winslow Taylor.