John Wilson (Newcastle University Business School), Steve Toms (Leeds University Business School), and Abe de Jong (Rotterdam School of Management), the editors of a new volume in the Routledge "Companion" series, a "Routledge Companion to Business History," have issued a call for contributors. According to the editors, "The purpose of this compendium is to enhance the research agenda, to develop knowledge and understanding, and to offer researchers and students an introduction to, and overview of, current scholarship in
the expanding discipline of Business History." The call for contributors flyer provides a proposed table of contents and contact information for the editors. The deadline for expressions of interest is October 1, 2013.
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 .