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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
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Working at the Library has meant that I have had to adjust my concept of business history. Prior to working here, doing business research meant finding the most current and up to date information and history meant two years. It wasn’t long after starting that I realized Library of Congress researchers had a much different …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
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 by: Ellen Terrell
A few statistical sources on African Americans.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
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
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
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
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
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the Arcade in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Cookbooks and Food, Washington and the Capitol