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Answered By: Leslie Burmeister
Last Updated: May 09, 2024     Views: 1761

Q.
Companies: history
Where can I find company histories?

A.

International Directory of Company Histories 
Contains essays on over 4,550 of the world's most important public, private, and nonprofit companies.

Video of Using International Directory of Company Histories:

Link to Using International Directory of Company Histories video

Mergent Intellect
On the Company Details tab of each company profile, there is a Business section which highlights key dates in a company's history.

Mergent Industrial Manual
In print: Ref. HG 4961 .M49 in the Stamps Reading Room
Useful for historical financial statements, histories, detailed business descriptions, subsidiaries, executives, stock information, and debt.

Mergent Complete Corporate Index
In print: Ref. HG 4961 .M45 in the Stamps Reading Room
Use to find information in all Mergent Manuals, dating back to 1909.

Use HOLLIS to identify books in Harvard's collections on business history, specific companies, and resources in Baker Library's Special Collections.