Blog Posts Another Milestone Met: Reminiscing about the Field Book Project and Looking Forward February 21, 2019 by Ricc Ferrante The intense efforts that started the Field Book Project and have kept it in high gear are slowing down to a sustainable pace. After almost ten years, grant funding for the Field Book Project has drawn to a close, but there is still plenty more to look forward to that will benefit researchers for years to come. Colors of photography – digital conservation on faded prints December 18, 2018 by Charles Zange A few attempts to roll back the color shift on faded prints from 1955 Digitization Sneak Peek: Summer in Phoenix (Islands) November 20, 2018 by Charles Zange Check out a few warm weather photos from the newest digitization efforts of our Field Book Project team. An Intern’s Guide on How to Digitize a Field Book August 14, 2018 by Heidi Charles, Summer 2018 Field Book Project Digitization Intern The equipment, technology, and process that goes into digitizing field books, from an intern’s perspective. Slide Digitization Goes Stereo August 7, 2018 by Charles Zange Stereo slides present unique challenges for digitization. Here are a few tips for documenting your collection. Link Love: 6/29/2018 June 29, 2018 by Effie Kapsalis 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. Conference Round-up: the Archives at AIC Houston June 5, 2018 by William Bennett Another successful American Institute of Conservation Conference is in the book for the Smithsonian Institution Archives Conservation Team. Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives’ Website January 18, 2018 by Tammy L. Peters See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website. A Close-up with Field Book “Specimens” December 26, 2017 by William Bennett See how one collection of field books yielded a variety of challenges and treatments for the Archives’ conservators. Can We Keep to a Schedule, Please? October 12, 2017 by Ricc Ferrante Logistics is a special skill, an essential one when traveling on scientific expeditions. Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitt’s correspondence reveals some of the difficulties he encountered between 1925 and 1930 while traveling for his research with the Smithsonian. Pages1 2 3 4 5 next › last » Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.