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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
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
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
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
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
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A blog post about Niles' Weekly Register.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Guest Blog Posts
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
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Recently I was in Frankfort, KY visiting a friend and she took me to see the Frankfort Cemetery. There are a number of illustrious people buried there, including Daniel Boone and many previous governors. Her favorite, however, was William Goebel, a governor who was assassinated. As a business librarian and blogger, I am always looking …
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Larry Doyle has worked on and around Wall Street for the last 30 years, having embarked on his Wall Street career in 1983 as a mortgage-backed securities trader for The First Boston Corporation. He served as Chair of the Mortgage Trading Committee for the Public Securities Association. After working at Bear Stearns, Union Bank of …
Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos