Business & Commerce

In this section, you will find highlights related to Business & Commerce from our collections.

Armstrong (Winifred) papers: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, bulletins, and printed matter, relating to political, social and economic conditions in Africa; mining and mineral resources in Africa; American and international business investment in Africa; American foreign policy and developmental assistance in Africa; and environmental issues in Africa.

Cottam (Howard Rex) papers: Speeches and writings, correspondence, memoranda, clippings, and photographs, relating to agriculture in the United States; American trade and foreign relations with Brazil and Kuwait; and food aid, agricultural development, and foreign investment in developing countries.

Herbert Hoover Subject Collection: Secretary of commerce, 1921­­–28; US president, 1928–33. 

O'Neal (A. Daniel) papers: Speeches and writings, correspondence, reports, memoranda, legal documents, notes, and printed matter, relating to federal regulation of interstate commerce, and especially to regulation of railways and motor carriers.

Song (Feiqing) papers: Correspondence, writings, legal and financial records, printed matter, motion picture film, and audiovisual material relating to operations of the Oriental Corporation in Tianjin, China, and subsequently in Hong Kong. Song Feiqing (Sung Fei-ch'ing) was born in 1898 to a Christian family in Shandong Province and is best known for his role in modern China's industrialization and for promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship in China.