News Releases & Fact Sheet
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Smithsonian Archives Short Fact Sheet
- Collections at the Smithsonian Institution Archives: 35,000 cubic feet (roughly 46,800 feet, or 8.8 miles)
- Collections available online: 17,273 Finding aids, digitized images, documents, and publications.
- Reference inquiries answered in 2010: 5,373 in person visits, emails, phone calls, and US post mail.
- Current topics studied at the Archives:
- Tibetan ceremonial masks and dances
- History of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- The "Nation of Nations" exhibition at the National Museum of American History
- Owls in the Castle tower
- Ohio River natural history
View entire Fact Sheet on the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Smithsonian Institution Archives News Releases
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Hosts Wikipedian in Residence and Outreach Events with Wikipedia Volunteers, March 26, 2012
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives a Smithsonian Women’s Committee Grant to Support the Digitization of Scientific Field Books, March 23, 2012
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Launches a New Website, September 12, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Releases New and Rare Photos of the Scopes Trial, July 11, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives Major Grants to Support Collections Access and Care, June 20, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution’s Archives Celebrate American Archives Month 2010 with Smithsonian Archives Fair Friday, Oct. 22, September 15, 2010
- Smithsonian Photography Initiative Announces Its New Blog “The Bigger Picture,” April 13, 2009
- Smithsonian Institution Shares Photographs on The Commons on Flickr, June 18, 2008
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Collection Highlight
Interior of OPPS' cold storage vault