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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: Natalie Burclaff
Credit directories from 1859 to 1879 were added to the Dun & Bradstreet Digital Collection, depicting economic growth in towns across America in the 19th century.
Posted in: 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
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
So what are trade cards? Trade cards would have acted much as a modern business card would, though they were a bit more than that. Read this post to find out more.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The Science, Technology & Business Division accepted volumes of Linen Supply News, Textile Rental, and Industrial Launderer, trade journals of TRSA. Stretching from the 1920s to the 1980s, these publications covered a broad range of industry issues including pay and benefits, sales, legislation, and technology.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor