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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post collects resources intended for anyone interested in understanding their community's business history as part of the America 250 celebrations with particular attention to the Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book we did a webinar on in 2025.
Posted in: A250, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Hardware Dealers' Magazine was originally intended for hardware dealers and features ads and articles targeting store owners. Today it is a useful tool for researching the history of retail and hardware stores and the items they sold at the turn of the 20th century.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This last post about the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal is all about tea! It includes a wonderful chart looking at both coffee and tea consumption from 1886-1925.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Coffee and chocolate are perfect pairing. The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal is trade publication worth exploring for anyone researching the trade of both products.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Are you researching the history of the coffee, tea, or cocoa industries? This post on the Tea and Coffee Trade Journal can provide a small taste of the articles, statistics, and advertisements that might just be what you need.
Posted in: Business, Cookbooks and Food, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Produced from 1919 into the 1990s, the Women's Bureau publication "Bulletin" is filled with articles about women working in various industries. Of particular note, a series of issues from the 1940s illustrate women's many contributions to defense industries and the war effort in the Second World War.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is another dive into a publication; this time the American Monthly Review of Reviews
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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer the trade publication for American stationers features many wonderful images of stores from around the United States and can be used for more than understanding the trade, such as for images of businesses around the U.S.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Geyer's Stationer was a trade publication for stationers in the United States who sold many products to the growing American business sector including furniture and filings systems.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor