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.

Astronaut and earth scientist, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, was the 1st female American astronaut to spacewalk, and was named the 2017 Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. #Groundbreaker 

Oct. 10 marks Electronic Records Day, which is sponsored by the Council of State Archivists.

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

We look at the authors favorite glass plate negatives from a long term digitization project.

Ellen Dorn (right), former Director of Exhibitions, Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, worked on several large scale traveling exhibits including “America’s Smithsonian,” for the Smithsonian's 150th, and "Smithsonian's America" which traveled to Japan. #Groundbreaker 

Explore how the Smithsonian used the New Orleans World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial to expand collections from the American South, West, and around the globe.