Additional resources at NYPL
- NYPL's Science, Industry and Business Library has authored research guides for many other business-related subjects
- NYPL provides access to a number of business-related databases, which may be useful for locating articles about family businesses
- The Schomburg Center holds a collection of photographs documenting Black-owned business establishments in Harlem from the 1920's to 1980's
- Need additional help? You can schedule a half-hour research consultation with a Reference Librarian at this link.
Additional resources at other institutions
- Additional guides to researching the history of a business are available from the following institutions:
- Library of Congress Guide to Business History Resources
- Family Search Research Wiki United States Business Records
- Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present is a collaborative research project sponsored by the The German Historical Institute, which traces the lives, careers and business ventures of eminent German-American businesspeople.