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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are researching active companies, we have two webinars -- Doing Private Company Research and Doing Public Company Research -- that may be of interest.
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Self help and improvement have long been a theme in American life and goes beyond books; today's post features a board game and not a book.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In the history of the organized labor movement Samuel Gompers who, in 1881, helped to found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions which later became the American Federation of Labor, is a seminal figure.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library is looking for people to transcribe the records for the American Federation of Labor and we hope you are interested in getting involved.
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post looks at Wa Chong & Company, a Seattle general merchandise/dry goods store that also sold tea and in business at the end of the 19th and early 20th century.
Posted in: Asian American History, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The typewriter, using the QWERTY keyboard, designed by Christopher Latham Sholes went into production in 1873 and was the format for all later typewriters. However, later inventors like August Dvorak, had their own ideas about the keyboard's layout.
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A brief post for those interested in the history of the hat making industry with a cameo from Lilly Daché.
Posted in: Business, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Great Depression brought a lot of turmoil to American banks and in 1933 President Roosevelt created a "bank holiday" as a way for the government to stabilize the situation; he then took to the radio to explain the situation in his first Fireside Chat.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Nannie Helen Burroughs a remarkable and determined woman established in Washington, D.C., the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909 to train black women and girls in the skills needed to be successful in their careers.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Women's History