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collected biographies

A-Z of American Women Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs.  REF HD6054.4.U655 2002.

African-American Business Leaders. REF HC102.5.A2I52 1994.

Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders. REF HD8073.A1F56.

Biographical Directory of the Council of Economic Advisors. REF HC102.5.A2C68 1988.

Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory. REF HD69.C6C6471.

Contemporary American Business Leaders. REF HC102.5.A2I534 1990.

Directory of Designated Members, Society of Real Estate Appraisers. REF HD1387.S52 1990.

Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences. REF HB76.N63 1989.

Quien Es Quien en la Empresa Mexicana. REF HF3233.Q53 1985.

Who’s Who in Economics. REF HB76.W46 1983.

Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. REF HF3023.A2W5.

Who’s Who in Microcomputing 1983. REF HD9696.C63U51593.

 

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collected histories

American Economic History. REF HC103.H87.

Atlas of British Social and Economic History Since 1700. REF HC253.A86 1989.

The Business Founding Date Directory. REF HD2785.K4 (1954)

Business History of the World: A Chronology. REF HC51.R615 1993.

Capital Changes Reporter. BUS HG4050.C6C3.

Dictionary of United States Economic History. REF HC102.O57 1992.

Documents of European Economic History. REF HC240.P5952.

Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography. (See title list, below):

    The Airline Industry. REF TL509.E52 1992 .

    The Automobile Industry, 1896-1920. REF HD9710.U52A787 1990.

    The Automobile Industry, 1920-1980. REF HD9710.U52A816 1989.

    Banking and Finance to 1913. REF HG2461.B33 1990.

    Banking and Finance, 1913-1989. REF HG2481.B325 1990.

    Iron and Steel in the Nineteenth Century. REF HD9515.I76 1989.

    Railroads in the Nineteenth Century. REF HE2751.R1433 1988.

    Railroads in the age of Regulation, 1900-1980. REF HE2751.R143 1988.

Encyclopedia of American Economic History. REF HC103.E52.

Great American Brands. REF HF1040.8.C57 1981.

The History of Accounting. REF HF5605.H573 1996.

International Directory of Company Histories. REF HD2721.I57.

One Hundred Years of Economic Statistics. REF HC106.L68 1989.

United States Business History, 1602-1988. REF HC103.R595 1990.

World Class Business. REF HD2755.5.M384 1992.

NOTE: Also check the beginning of the record in Moody’s/Mergent's manuals. In addition, the company’s annual report may have an account of the company’s history on special occasions. Check every year, because such a history is usually published to celebrate some milestone (such as the company’s 25th, 50th, 75th, etc. birthday).

 

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bibliographies and guides

A Bibliography of Historical Economics to 1980. REF HB97.M43 1991.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index. REF Z5305.U5B56.

Information Sources in Advertising History. REF Z7164.C81P66.

International Bibliography of Business History. REF Z7164.C81G595 1997.

United States Corporation Histories: A Bibliography, 1965-1990. REF HD2785.N37 1991.

 

NOTE: Also check under the company’s name and under the names of founders and CEOs as subjects in the FIU Catalog on LUIS.
Also check business periodical indexes and databases, as well as the following historical and biographical indexes:
    

 America History & Life. A&I E171.A4 and on ABC Clio.

 Historical Abstracts. A&I D299.H5 and on ABC Clio.

 Biography Index. A&I Z5301.B5 and on FirstSearch.

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BUS = Business Services (2nd flr) REF = Reference Collection (2nd flr east)
DESK = Ref. desk (2nd flr) RES = Reserve Room (2nd flr lobby)
DOC = Government Documents(2nd flr south) RRF = Ready Reference (2nd flr east)
DOCS DESK = Government Docs. Desk(2nd flr south) UGEN = General Collection (5th-7th floors)

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