Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Birth of Scientific Management
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Modern scientific management systems have a history that really begins with a man named Frederick Winslow Taylor.
Archive: July 2024 (5 Posts)
Five Questions, Intern Edition: Kelsey Moore, 2024 Junior Fellow
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
2024 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Kelsey Moore answers a few questions about herself and her experience here at the Library.
Posted in: Five Questions
Ice Cream Inventions: How the Chill Happened
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Shell Money as the Original Currency in the American Colonies
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
While going through a pamphlet collection on banking history for her Junior Fellow project, guest author Kelsey Moore takes an interest in two pamphlets on North American shell money, also known as wampum, which circulated before the rise of silver and gold in the colonies.
Posted in: Money, Native American History
Rhubarb Marmalades and More: Recipes from our U.S. Historical Community Cookbooks
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Are you wondering what to do with your rhubarb harvest? Do you want to be adventurous and try something a bit different than the traditional strawberry rhubarb pie or jam? Check out some recipes for rhubarb marmalade and more from the Library's digital collections of early community cookbooks.
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food