Ready. Set. Mail! The Christmas Rush is On!
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read a little about the busy Christmas season at the US Post Office.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, World War I
Category: World War I
“Labor problems under war conditions”: women in the workforce in WWI
Posted by: Nancy Lovas
A 1918 conference on labor in wartime sheds light on women in the workforce.
Posted in: Business, Labor, Women's History, World War I
To Finance the Great War
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
One of my favorite business titles in the Library’s collection is the Listing Statements of the New York Stock Exchange. It yields a lot of really interesting information on stocks and bonds issued by companies. It sometimes even includes company financial information, which can make it a great source for those doing company research. However, …
Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, World War I
Emily Greene Balch: Economist, Sociologist, Pacifist, and Nobel Laureate
Posted by: Angel Vu
The month of January marks the birthday of Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961), an American economist, sociologist, political scientist, and pacifist who rose to prominence during and after World War I.
Posted in: Biography, Labor, Nobel Laureate, Women's History, World War I
The School Garden Army in the First World War
Posted by: Yvonne Dooley
This guest post was written by Constance Carter, the previous head of Science Reference who now volunteers here at the Library. As the seed catalogs replace the Christmas catalogs, our thoughts turn to gardens and gardening. In 2017, gardening occupies an important place in the 100th anniversary of World War I. The Library’s collection of …
Posted in: Gardening, Guest Blog Posts, Science, World War I