Business & Industry
The development of canals, railroads, and roads, the cultivation and marketing of tobacco, wheat, and flour, the development of an iron industry, and the expansion of the state’s mercantile endeavors have shaped the growth of Virginia and are vital components of its history. The VMHC has formed an extensive collection of business records, the Reynolds Business History Center, that highlights the role of business and industry through lectures, articles and other content that you can explore below.
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Changing the Commonwealth with Crayons
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The Story of Virginia: Highlights from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
The Story of Virginia tells a fascinating story, sharing more than four hundred evocative objects from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. The Commonwealth is not merely a chapter of U.S. history; it is at the epicenter of its most pivotal moments.
She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer
Long before it became the slogan of the presidential campaign for Barack Obama, Dorothy Ferebee (1898–1980) lived by the motto YES, WE CAN. In She Can Bring Us Home, Diane Kiesel tells Ferebee’s extraordinary story of struggle and personal sacrifice to a new generation.
Good to Great to Gone: The 60 year rise and fall of Circuit City
For almost 50 years, Circuit City was able to successfully navigate the constant changes in the consumer electronics marketplace and meet consumer demand and taste preferences. Following the company’s decline and ultimate demise in 2009 after his departure, former CEO Alan Wurtzel shares the rare perspective of a company insider in the role of an outsider looking in.
James River Corporation: A Personal Memoir
James River Paper Company, later James River Corporation, was formed by Brenton S. Halsey and Robert Williams in 1969. Specializing in a variety of consumer, specialty, and industrial paper products, James River Corporation was a pioneer in many ways in American industry and the business world.
The Presidents Vs. the Press
In this remarkable new history, acclaimed scholar Harold Holzer examines the dual rise of the American presidency and the media that shaped it. From Washington to Trump, he chronicles the disputes and distrust between these core institutions that define the United States of America, revealing that the essence of their confrontation is built into the fabric of the nation
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
This hardcover picture book based on the New York Times bestselling book and Academy Award-nominated movie brings to life the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space.
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