Barry Hampton played an important role in Division of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Natural History Museum for decades, but recognition was slow to come.

Geologist & Curator of Antarctic Meteorites, Dr. Cari Corrigan, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, studies meteorites from the Moon, Mars and asteroids to understand how the solar system formed and how the impact cratering process affects these planetary materials.  #Groundbreaker

A love story found in the Archives.

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

An excerpt from "He is a Negro Still," by Solomon G. Brown, the Smithsonian's first African American employee. 

Archivist and former director of the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives, Margaret C. Blaker, introduced professional standards to preserve the Bureau of American Ethnology's collection, and oversaw the creation of the National Anthropological Archives in 1965. #Groundbreaker