Blog Posts Wonderful Women Wednesday: Catherine "Kitty" Scott July 3, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Catherine “Kitty” Scott, Chief Librarian and Director, National Air and Space Museum Library, 1972–94, began organizing, planning, and maintaining the new library well before the museum had opened. For her efforts, Scott earned the Superior Service Award In 1976. #Groundbreaker Wonderful Women Wednesday: Leila Gay Forbes Clark April 10, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Leila Gay Forbes Clark, director of Smithsonian’s library, 1942–1957, was the second woman to direct the library at the Smithsonian. She led early efforts to create a more centralized library system. In 1952, she coauthored The Butterflies of Virginia with her husband, zoologist Austin Hobart Clark. #Groundbreaker Link Love: 11/09/2018 November 9, 2018 by Deborah Shapiro 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. “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark March 13, 2018 by Pamela M. Henson Leila Gay Forbes Clark, Director of Smithsonian Libraries from 1942 to 1957, was the second woman to direct the library at the Smithsonian. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jane Turner April 20, 2016 by Effie Kapsalis Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.