The Bigger PictureBlog Posts Latest Articles: & is for Ampersand September 8, 2020 by Andrew Whitesell Today we honor the glyph with an incredibly long name that used to shorten an incredibly short word. Archives Puzzles: Constructing the National Museum of Natural History September 7, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access. Link Love: 9/4/2020 September 4, 2020 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. Pandemic Tests Preparedness September 3, 2020 by Nora Lockshin This National Preparedness Month, collections care professionals might consider joining their local Alliance for Response initiative to improve their organizations, practices, and programs. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sara Hallager September 2, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Lisa Stevens: The Inspiring Career of the “Panda Lady” September 1, 2020 by Jillian Luciow, American Women’s History Initiative Digital Curation Intern, Smithsonian Institution Archives Known lovingly by the public as the “Panda Lady,” Lisa Stevens cultivated a rich thirty-year career at the National Zoological Park as the senior curator of mammals. Archives Puzzles: Roaming Down Roads in 1896 August 31, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access. Link Love: 8/28/2020 August 28, 2020 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. Archives Puzzles: SOS(C) August 27, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Karen Osborn August 26, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Pages« first‹ previous…333435363738394041…next ›last »Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.