Course of the Exchange

Offers stock and commodity prices at the London Stock Exchange starting from 1689.  The years 1689-1908 are available at History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library in the form of microfilm.

Directory of Obsolete Securities

Call Number: Q. 332.632044 D598

Reference Library (Most recent volume)
Main Stacks (1999-present)

Lists banks and companies that no longer issue stocks as results of bankruptcy, M&A, or dissolution.

Robert D. Fisher Manual of Valuable and Worthless Securities

Call Number: FILM 338.7 M369

Oak Street Facility (v.1-12, by request only)

Resource to trace back the value of old stock certificates.

International Directory of Company Histories

This multi-volume work, first published in 1988, is the first major reference to bring together histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. Each three- to five-page entry is meticulously detailed with facts gathered from popular magazines, academic periodicals, books, annual reports and the archives of the companies themselves. Entries provide information on founders, expansions and losses, labor/management actions, NAIC codes, key dates, ticker symbol, principal subsidiaries, principal divisions, principal operating units, principal competitors and other significant milestones -- all peppered with statistics, dates and names of key players.

Notable Corporate Chronologies

Call Number: Q. 338.7409 N843

Oak Street Facility (by request only)

Provides significant events and dates for more than 1,800 companies. Information is accessible alphabetically by company name or in "Chronology Highlights" which provides an list of significant event by year.

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