The German Historical Institute in Washington, DC, is launching a collaborative research project entitled "Immigrant Entrepreneurship: The German-American Business Biography, 1720 to the Present." The finished product will consist of a published collection of biographical essays as well as a website that will provide research essays, primary source documents, and statistical data. The GHI-DC is currently seeking contributors for both biographical articles and contextual essays; those interested should contact the Institute at Entrepreneurship@ghi-dc.org.
The Princeton University Library has digitized a number of posters from the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Company . The posters, designed by the public relations firm Ivy Lee, were displayed in subway cars to provide information to riders about changes in fares and routes, safety issues, and other matters of interest. The collection consists of 385 images dating from 1918 to 1932; many of them provide financial information about rates, company dividends, and a general look at an early rapid transit system. October 29, update: Jonathan Rees over at "More or Less Bunk" was moved by this post to go off in search of a better site, and found the massive collection of the London Transport Museum , which displays over 5,000 items in a searchable collection .