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Morgan in a top hat is walking with seven others including three women in front of a brick building with arched windows

John Pierpoint Morgan – Banker extraordinaire

April 17, 2014

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

It was the world of banking and high finance where Morgan was the most visible and made the biggest impact.

Posted in: Biography, Business

map of the United States color coded to show where blacks live in the United States; most of the US is in yellow but many states are in blue as well as brown, black, and red were either part of the Union or Confederacy

Starting Points: Historical Statistics on African Americans

February 21, 2014

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

A few statistical sources on African Americans.

Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor

Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

Amendments 18 and 21

February 12, 2014

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Eventually Prohibition - and the violence surrounding it - wore out its welcome. By 1930 the anti-Prohibition forces had strengthened their hand in Congress and the need for tax revenues at the federal level during the Depression hastened Prohibition's demise.

Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

“Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way” lecture by Bruce Rosenstein

January 24, 2014

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Peter Drucker’s groundbreaking work turned management theory into a serious discipline. Often called the father of modern management, Drucker penned numerous influential works on organization and management Bruce Rosenstein, in this his second book based on the late Drucker’s wisdom, demonstrates once again that Drucker’s teachings go beyond the discipline of management to principles for …

Posted in: Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos

Featured Advertisement: Buy Useful Presents!

December 11, 2013

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

On Thanksgiving Day I received with my newspaper a hefty amount of fliers from various retailers all touting their Christmas bargains. Advertising for Christmas shopping isn’t exactly a new concept, but what I find interesting is the evolution of the buying season and the tricks advertisers have used in their advertisements to influence shopper behavior. …

Posted in: Advertising, Business

Books That Shaped America: The Business Edition

November 15, 2013

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

In September I volunteered at the 2013 National Book Festival in the Library of Congress pavilion where the Science and Business sections shared a space. I spent a few hours talking to people about the Library, as well as what I do as a business reference librarian. I brought along a few items that I …

Posted in: Business

ad says COOK WITH GAS and has a Mrs. Helen Armstrong; copy says: This phrase has confronted probably every man, woman, and child in the larger cities of the country in one form or another during the past ten years, yet its full meaning has not been appreciated except by those who have acted on the valuable suggestion it contains. To Washington housekeepers who will attend The Herald's Cooking School in the Arcade Rink the phrase "cook with gas" will take on an entirely new meaning, even though a majority of those in daily attendance have been using gas for years. One of the greatest cooking experts in the United States will demonstrate clearly the superiority of the gas range over any other method of cooking, particularly in regard to the vital points of economy, convenience, and cleanliness. The lectures on cooking will prove a wonderful aid to housekeepers in many ways, but especially in the advice regarding the MEANS of cooking WITH GAS.

Featured Advertisements: Cook with Gas

September 26, 2013

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Read about the Arcade in Washington, D.C.

Posted in: Advertising, Business, Cookbooks and Food, Washington and the Capitol

Labor Day labor round-up & parade

August 31, 2013

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

While thinking about a topic for this year’s Labor Day blog post, I was reviewing what we had done in the past and I realized quite a few were labor-related. So I decided that instead of writing something entirely new, a review of previous blog posts would make a good post. A Factory, a …

Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History

Featured Advertisement: Electricity!

July 31, 2013

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

While doing research I got distracted by this wonderful advertisement published in the New York Tribune on October 5, 1920. It was an advertisement from the New York Edison Company touting the benefits of electricity, mostly for efficiency and safety, for businesses. But what really caught my attention was the hand drawn caricatures, for lack …

Posted in: Advertising, Business, Pic of the Week

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