On January 31, 2013, the Higher Education Academy in the UK will hold a workshop on "Teaching Economic and Business History in the 21st Century"; it will take place in the Stirling Room of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, Scotland. The organizers hope the workshop will "provide a forum to consider the extent to
which economic and business history modules can be used to enhance the
teaching and learning experience of undergraduates studying in UK
business schools as well as that of their counterparts reading history
in arts and humanities or social sciences departments." Please see the workshop site for the full program and a link to the registration form.
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 .