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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the Business Reference Desk in the Science & Business Reading Room. This is where to find us when you are at the Library if you need help searching for company information, trade data, information on a particular industry, or any other business-oriented topic. But, if you aren’t in the area or can’t come …
Posted in: Business, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Labor Day weekend starts in a few hours so I thought I would feature a photograph of the Adams Building (then known as the Library of Congress Annex) while it was under construction. Funds for the construction of the building were appropriated in 1930, with an additional appropriation in 1935. It was mentioned in in …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
This month we have been featuring pictures and stories about our current interns. I thought it would be fun to change it up and take a look back at the Library’s interns from yesteryear. With that said, our Pic of the Week features the Library’s 1965 intern class. These interns were outstanding library school graduates …
Posted in: Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Our Pic of the Week features our Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz meeting the Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Hadley Billington. Dr. Billington was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and sworn in as the 13th Librarian of Congress on September 24, 1987.
Posted in: Pic of the Week
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 …
Posted in: Business, Military science, Pic of the Week, ST&B Division
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 …
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The title of our blog post this week is “Sun Spots this Summer?” so we are highlighting one of the architectural grilles that resembles a sunburst design. These grilles typically disguise the Adams Building’s ventilation system and are visible throughout the building. This one is a bit hard to spot (no pun intended!), since it …
Posted in: John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
One of our volunteers discovered this intriguing magazine while he was combing the stacks for interesting and lesser known publications. Discovery: an illustrated journal of scientific news and progress for everybody launched its first issue in May 1907. Its aim was to bring the public in sympathetic touch with scientists and their work throughout the …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Pic of the Week, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This week’s Pic of the Week is in honor of the 4th of July. Last year Inside Adams published two July 4th themed posts – one on barbecue and another on fireworks – but this year I decided on the simple approach, a picture of the American flag flying from the flagpole in front …
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Pic of the Week