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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the second in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business and focus on the fashion and beauty content.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the first in a series of posts about the “Dry Goods Economist” a trade publication for those in the business dry goods business.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Nate Smith
This chemistry book from 1857 not only describes chemical reactions, it shows them with beautiful illustrations!
Posted in: Chemistry, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, History of Science and Technology, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Two titles from Duncan Hines illustrate that business information can be found in unexpected places.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Not long ago, the Geography & Map Division tweeted this business map of Bristol, Bordentown, Burlington, and Mount Holly in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area. Naturally, the business librarian in me perked up, because it is a great example of how maps and company information can come together. When doing historical research on a local business, …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
For those interested in American business history, the Dun's Review is a must read with articles on a variety of topics.
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by Nancy Groce, an ethnomusicologist and folklorist who is a Senior Folklife Specialist in the American Folklife Center. After years of planning, research, fieldwork, and archiving, the American Folklife Center is excited to begin online posting of material from its Occupational Folklife Project, a major oral history initiative featuring in-depth interviews …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
I decided to take a short break from writing about New Orleans to highlight one really interesting title in our reference collection – English Overseas Trade Statistics by Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter. This title is a favorite of mine because of all of the tables and its historical coverage and like an earlier favorite I wrote …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor
Posted by: Nancy Lovas
This post was written by Michelle Cadoree Bradley, a Science Reference Specialist in the Science, Technology and Business Division. In the collections of the Library of Congress, there are thousands of books in red buckram binding. These fairly innocuous exteriors can sometimes hide unique items. One such item from the stacks is the book Model Aircraft Project from …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Guest Blog Posts, Science