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.

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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 back at some of the events that have take place in the National Museum of African American History and Culture's first year.

Molecular geneticist and distinguished professor, Dr. Elisabeth Gantt, was a research associate at the Smithsonian's Radiation Biology Laboratory where she studied algae photosynthesis, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996 when only 5 percent of the members were women. #Groundbreaker 

Looking back at the National Museum of African American History and Culture opening which happened one year ago, on September 24, 2016.