The Bigger PictureBlog Posts Latest Articles: Sneak Peek 12/16/2019 December 16, 2019 by Marguerite Roby 1903 Oldsmobile gasoline automobile in front of the Army Medical Museum and Library at Independence Avenue and 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 1940s. Link Love: 12/13/2019 December 13, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz 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. Stories to Be Told: An Internship at a Glance December 12, 2019 by Kayla Sylvia, Institutional History Intern, Smithsonian Institution Archives A glimpse into a semester-long Institutional History internship at the Archives. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Virginia Beets December 11, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Virginia Beets was instrumental in the early years of the National Museum of American History as an Administrative Officer, 1963–73, and Registrar, 1973–83. She initially joined the Smithsonian as a secretary in the Division of Insects at the National Museum of Natural History in 1949. #Groundbreaker Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum December 10, 2019 by Kasey Sease, Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and National Museum of American History Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum. Sneak Peek 12/9/2019 December 9, 2019 by Marguerite Roby Alpaca and vicuña at National Zoological Park, circa 1910s. Link Love: 12/6/2019 December 6, 2019 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. Celebrating Kwanzaa at the Anacostia Community Museum December 5, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz One of the ways the Anacostia Community Museum has served its community is through celebrations and educational programming about Kwanzaa. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dorothy T. Van Arsdale December 4, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Dorothy T. Van Arsdale, Chief, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1964–70, managed logistics for traveling exhibitions around the world. A major part of her role was negotiating with host countries about shipping, transportation, conservation, and more. #Groundbreaker What’s in a Name? Uncovering Early Women Computers December 3, 2019 by Mamie Slevin, American Women's History Initiative Digital Curation Intern, Smithsonian Institution Archives We’re uncovering names of some of the earliest women in science at the Smithsonian. Pages« first‹ previous…515253545556575859…next ›last »Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.