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Devoted to scholarly discussion of business history in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
Devoted to scholarly discussion of business history in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
A collection of business articles related to Economic History.
A timeline of significant events in business during the 20th century from TheStreet.com.
News about business history research and information about the center.
H-Business is an on-line newsletter for the Business History Conference.
Web directory of organizations, archives, libraries, museums, research institutions and resources around the world in the field of labour and business history.
A Chronology-
1783 - On May 3, Phoenix Iron decided on starting an iron works. For the next seven years, activity got underway in preparation for the manufacture of iron and iron products.
1790 - A rolling and slitting mill and a nail factory started operating. French Creek was dammed a short distance from North Main St. In the nail factory, plates were made from rolled bars. The width of the bars rolled determined the length of the nails.
1809- The property was called the French Creek Works. A new frame nail factory was built at this time and here was installed the first machine for cutting nails. This machine was the invention of Thomas Odiorne. It has been determined that the machine-made nails at this time were the first made by machinery in the country, with Phoenixville getting the credit.
Chronology for the years 1783 to 1909. By John V. Norris.
The Internet boom and bust of 1996 to 2002 was the most important business phenomenon of the past several decades. In the wake of this historic period, we have an unprecedented opportunity to learn from our past mistakes and successes.
To help us learn from history, we are creating the Business Plan Archive (BPA) to collect business plans and related documents from the dot com era. These plans – the “blueprints” that lay out the assumptions and strategies of Internet entrepreneurs – will enable entrepreneurs and researchers to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research.
The Business Plan Archive, a project of Prof. David Kirsch at the University of Maryland, collects business plans and related documents from the dot com era to preserve and provide them for study of the Internet boom and bust of the last decade. The communication and records of these companies were all created electronically, and in the Archive are the Word documents, Power Point presentations, and emails of more than 2,000 failed businesses. “Top Ten Lessons from the Dot Com Meltdown” and “A Statistical Summary of the Dot Com Shakeout” provide context for the documents, which include funding requests, memos, draft press releases, anecdotal descriptions or images, and contract and investment-related information. For some companies there is a collection overview as well. The Archive can be searched by company name, alphabetical listing, market sector, market audience, or type of available information, making it easy to find companies of interest. Visitors are able to add more information to the Archive about any company’s events, files, or background, or just add a comment. A thorough Question and Answer Section accompanies the materials, along with links to the numerous articles and news coverage of the Archive.
This permanent exhibit provides a selective decade-by-decade/year-by-year overview of IBM history. For more detailed information, visit our Documents section where you will find materials containing a comprehensive list of key events and developments in IBM business performance, organization, products and services, alliances, science and technology, facilities and corporate citizenship.
The IBM Archive offers users access to a large number of historical material that covers both the products offered by the company over the years, and the corporate culture that IBM developed during more than a century of business operations. A host of exhibits deal with a wide range of topics from women at IBM to IBM and space flight. One of these exhibits is a lengthy timeline of IBM history that starts in the 1880's and proceeds to the present. The site also provides online access to a great number of documents such as the official announcement of the first IBM personal computer or a collection of quotes and proverbs by company executives. The site also contains images of vintage machines, a few audio files, and a list of links.
We invite you to enjoy a visit to one of America's renowned outdoor museums and the site of the birthplace of the DuPont Company. The specialized research library is known to scholars around the world for its collections of original manuscripts, rare books and pamphlets, and pictorial items documenting the history of American business and technology and their impact on society.