Start now, Shop Early for Christmas! (1918 edition)
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
See how shopping started early during World War I.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, World War I
Category: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Celebrating the NPS Centennial with a Display in the Science & Business Reading Room
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is a guest blog post by Nanette Gibbs, a volunteer working in Science Reference. On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service celebrated the centennial of the National Park Service Organic Act. To mark the beginning of the 2nd century of the National Park Service, a schedule of events is planned that includes live …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, ST&B Division
Roosevelt, Muir, and The Camping Trip
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This guest post was written by Constance Carter the previous head of Science Reference who now volunteers here at the Library. One of the most delightful children’s books I have read is Barb Rosenstock’s The Camping Trip that Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our National Parks (New York, Dial Books for Young Readers, …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents, Science
Esther Howland and the Business of Love
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A post about Esther Howland the “Mother of the American Valentine.”
Posted in: Biography, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Frauds, Fraudsters, and Savvy Consumers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A short post on the history of consumer protection.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Tiny but Mighty: Mann’s 1904 Afro-American Business Directory
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Business Reference is often asked for information about older or defunct businesses and finding any information can be challenging. But it is even harder to research businesses that were owned and operated by African Americans. While some business directory publishers may have denoted those businesses in some way, that wasn’t always the case. Recently I …
Posted in: African American History, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Commercialization of Valentine’s Day
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is a guest post from one of our new Business Reference librarians Yvonne Dooley. She will be joining the Inside Adams blog team so be on the look-out for her posts! Every year when February rolls around, I always look forward to browsing and selecting Valentine’s Day cards for family and friends. I fondly …
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
“An almost inexcusable catastrophe” – Explosion at the Washington Arsenal
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A short blog post about the explosion at the Washington Arsenal June 17, 1864.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
George Washington Carver and Nature Study
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is guest authored by Michelle Cadoree Bradley, a science reference specialist in the Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress. She is also the author of the blog post, “Stumbled Upon in the Stacks, or the Chimp in my Office.” …a very large part of the child’s education must be …
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Gardening, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History