In a return to the seasonal bonfire, we look at how fire and its suppression impacts boxed and unboxed optical disks.

A retrospective photo trip down the Archives’ conservation lab memory lane, featuring folks from past and present.

You asked. We answered. On October 2, 2019, five Archive staff members were excited and ready to answer questions on Twitter and Instagram for #AskAnArchivist Day. 

Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

Here are some of the highlights of the research conducted this summer at SIA.

Have you ever wondered how our staff preserves the oversize collections at the Smithsonian Institution Archives? Here is an intern’s perspective on preserving the personal collection of Alexander Dallas Bache.

This summer, members of the Archives staff packed their bags and headed to the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and Society of American Archivists (SAA). When they returned, they reflected on the most useful sessions and the topics they hope will be covered in the future. 

Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

Meet the newest members of the Archives team in our continuing series on introducing new staff.

So you want to be a conservator? In this continuation of our series on career advice, one of our conservators shares some advice for those looking to explore the professional field of cultural heritage conservation.