Celebrating the holidays with an assortment of greeting cards from U.S. National Museum ichthyologist Isaac Ginsburg’s papers.

How the Smithsonian celebrated the holidays in 1977, and what traditions continue today!

Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building. 

Providing suitable housing for collections can sometimes be cost-prohibitive. When the Archives received a large collection of oversized drawings, a cost-savings approach had to be employed while still achieving an appropriate housing strategy for long-term preservation.