Researching Old Companies? Sign up for our June 9th WEBINAR
The Library offers a number of orientations/classes and sometimes Business Reference takes their turn. This time we are teaching So…you want to research old companies.
The Tulsa Race Massacre: Relief and the Role of the American Red Cross
One hundred years ago on May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of white residents attacked Black residents, homes, and businesses, as well as cultural and public institutions in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, OK, an oil boom city and one of the wealthiest Black communities in the United States. The Red Cross provided critical medical aid and temporary tent housing, and documented the violence in official reports.
Updated Railroads and Ship Registers Guides
You might not think of either as a “business” topic but they are, because both are their own industries and because logistics – the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers – have been core parts of the U.S. economy and world trade.
Honoring Asian Americans: A Cornerstone of American Business
Asian-owned businesses make up 10 percent of all businesses in United States and during the COVID-19 pandemic many have felt the effects of a new rise in anti-Asian sentiment.
Discovering Science Collections Virtually at the Library of Congress, May 18
Join the Science Reference Section in discovering digitized science collections from the Library of Congress on May 18.
COVID-19 Health Series: COVID-19 and the Brain, May 13
Please join the Library of Congress Health Services Division and the Science, Technology and Business Division for a “COVID-19 and the Brain” online presentation on May 13, 2021 at 11:30 A.M. (E.D.T.).
They’re Coming! Cicadas Invade!
Cicada Brood X is on its way! Learn more about their upcoming appearance.
Join us for a Virtual Business Research Orientation on May 12
Interested in how to do Business Research at the Library of Congress? Come to our Virtual Business Research Orientation May 12, from 1-2 pm!
Mathematical Games of Martin Gardner – Part 5
This is the fifth part in a series about recreational mathematics that will be posted throughout the month of April, Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month.
Mathematical Games of Martin Gardner Part 4
This is the fourth part in a series about recreational mathematics that will be posted throughout the month of April, Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month.