Smithsonian archivists are reviewing challenges with sharing born-digital collections.

Magda J. Schremp, Docent Program Coordinator, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1971–2007, led a team of volunteers, who were responsible for assisting with school programs, leading hands-on activities and programs, and guiding the visitors’ experiences as tour guides. #Groundbreaker

Our digitization experts answer questions about the complicated and time-consuming process of digitizing our collections. 

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Take a listen to clips from an episode of The World Is Yours.

Polly Willman, Conservator of Costumes, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 1988–99, supervised staff and treated costume and textile objects for the museum’s major exhibitions, including for the redesign of the First Ladies Hall. #Groundbreaker 

Now that we know more about the Hungerford Deed, dive in with us as we seek to understand its legal framework and context.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

Correspondence between Science Service reporter Frank Thone and Pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist Jay Norwood (“Ding”) Darling highlight the evolving wildlife conservation efforts of the 1920s-1940s.

Dorothy Briggs, Art Restoration Specialist, National Museum of American History, 1959–82, restored historic clock dials, period pieces of ceramic art, and paintings. Briggs was also considered a talented ceramist. #Groundbreaker