Another Brief Obsession
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post looks at information found in old post office directories.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Category: Business
A New Deal
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s post continues our “Intern Month” theme and is written by Laura Beth Jackson of Mississippi State University. I have a sweet tooth. I’ll admit it. I’d choose sweets over “real” food any day. So, I was delighted—and surprised—to find so many bakeries around D.C. And they are crowded! In contrast, last summer I visited …
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food
Pic of the Week: Show and Tell
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s Pic of the Week shows the Division’s two Junior Fellows, Laura Beth Jackson and Brian Horowitz, at the annual event the Library holds where the Junior Fellows showcase their projects. Laura Beth’s project was about the Library’s materials from the National Recovery Administration, and her exhibit included two of the Codes of Fair Competition …
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Pic of the Week: Wells, Fargo y Compañia
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I was on the hunt for some information on Panama Canal bonds and saw the item featured in today’s Pic of the Week. The glorious cover caught my attention and I just had to know more. I brought it back to my desk and had Jan Herd, who speaks Spanish, look at it so we …
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Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Laura Beth Jackson, Junior Fellow
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I was born, and still live, in Brandon, Mississippi (MS). I’ve loved dogs, traveling, and music my entire life. By far, Washington, D.C. is my favorite city. I am studying finance, with a minor in history, at Mississippi State University (MSU). I was a member of MSU’s dance team for …
Posted in: Business, Five Questions
BEOnline
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I thought I would take an opportunity to post briefly on BEOnline (Business and Economics Online). The BEOnline project began in 1996 and has developed into a useful collection of Internet links organized by subject area. Donna Scanlon who blogged for Business before I did, featured the job search and career assistance area in a …
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Pic of the Week: “What number please?”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s photo features a map of the telephone lines found in the October 1894 issue of the National Telephone Directory from American Telephone and Telegraph Company. As noted on the title page, this publication “is intended to be a List of Stations Connected by Metallic-Circuit Lines” within the “LONG DISTANCE” System and includes businesses and …
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The Sesquicentennial: 8th Census of 1860
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This year we are commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The Library recently debuted the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, and after spending time looking at those photographs, I thought it would be interesting to write a blog post featuring business-related resources that illuminate the lives of the people living in the …
Posted in: Business, Census and Statistics, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Pic of the Week: A Chart is Worth a Thousand Words
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This publication features a chart from Mida's Criterion.
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