LibGuides: Beloit Economy: Histories (including economic history)

Books

Depression Years
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
War Years (World War II)
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
Peace and Prosperity (Post-War and 1950s)
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
Changing Times - 1960s
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
Moving Forward - 1970s
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
Peaks and Valleys - 1980-1985
From Book of Beloit II, 1986, published by the Beloit Daily News
Industry Histories from The Book of Beloit 1936
Fairbanks-Morse -- Beloit Iron Works (Beloit Corp.) -- Yates-American Machine Co. -- Freeman Shoe Corp. -- Gardner Machine Co.

Beloit, Wisconsin : a study in urban geography. Lynn Harvey Halverson, 1933
From the Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Includes a history of industry and commerce through 1933.

Book of Beloit II - Black Migration and Community History
In Search of Freedom -- Years 1910-20, Factory Growth -- White Population Resistance -- No Dorms for Black Students -- World War II -- Scout Troops -- NAACP -- George Hilliard -- Velma Bell Hamilton