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Cookbooks from Plains, Georgia and Carter Family Recipes
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2025/01/cookbooks-from-plains-georgia-and-carter-family-recipes/
Published: January 10, 2025 21:53
Remembering President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter with recipes and stories from cookbooks that feature the Carter family and the community of Plains, Georgia.
Upcoming Webinar: Researching International Companies on Jan 22
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2025/01/international-companies-webinar-jan-22/
Published: January 8, 2025 15:31
Join Library of Congress Business Section staff for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 1pm. We'll discuss how to research international companies, including suggested resources and recommended search strategies.
New E-Commerce Research Guide
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/new-e-commerce-research-guide/
Published: December 30, 2024 16:31
An increasing percentage of all retail sales are e-commerce sales. To find resources on the e-commerce industry, take a look at our recently published "E-Commerce: A Research Guide."
Santa Baby, a Platinum Mine
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/santa-baby-a-platinum-mine/
Published: December 23, 2024 19:10
The lyrics to the holiday hit song "Santa Baby" feature a wish list of expensive things, but platinum is the only item in the song that the United States government considers a critical material. Unwrap the history of this important metal at the Library of…
Navigating Cryptocurrency
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/navigating-cryptocurrency/
Published: December 17, 2024 16:59
If you are interested in cryptocurrencies or fintech more broadly, we have recently updated our Fintech: Financial Technology Research Guide.
Harvey Wiley and the Pure Food Movement
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/harvey-wiley-and-the-pure-food-movement/
Published: December 13, 2024 14:26
A look at the history of food adulteration in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century and the actions that lend to enact legislation for food standards.
Before There was the ZIP Code
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/12/before-the-zip-code/
Published: December 4, 2024 13:11
The ZIP code has been in use for a few decades now, but a 1946 telephone book for Washington, D. C. shows the system in use before the ZIP code was introduced.
Impactful Giving: A Guide to Researching Charities This Holiday Season
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/11/impactful-giving/
Published: November 26, 2024 18:58
One helpful tool to start when researching charities is The Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Resource Guide, one of the many library guides that we offer in the Business Section.
Catvertising in the Library of Congress Collections
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/11/catvertising/
Published: November 18, 2024 20:05
Cats have long had their little claws in advertising and that likely isn't going to change.
Women’s Wartime Work
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/11/womens-wartime-work/
Published: November 4, 2024 19:10
Produced from 1919 into the 1990s, the Women's Bureau publication "Bulletin" is filled with articles about women working in various industries. Of particular note, a series of issues from the 1940s illustrate women's many contributions to defense…