Results for "Archival materials"
Conserving Archival Collections Suffering from Fungal Attack
- Date: July 26, 2016
- Description: This summer Visiting Professional Laura Wahl had the chance to learn more about how to respond to the problem of mold residues found on archival materials. The Smithsonian Affiliations’ Visiting Professionals Program allowed her to spend time at the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ conservation lab researching this topic.
Archives, Record Management, and Digital Material
- Date: July 12, 2018
- Description: As a student with a background in libraries, one of the most interesting things I learned as an intern at the Smithsonian Institution Archives this summer was how closely related records management is to archival practice. I was unaware that as an institutional archive, the Archives is specifically concerned with preserving records that relate to the Smithsonian’s identity,
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An ‘Intern’duction to Storage of Oversized Archival Collections
- Date: January 12, 2016
- Description: I was recently given the opportunity to work as a Collections Care Intern at the Smithsonian Institution Archives for the months of November and December 2015, under the supervision and partnership of the Archives’ Collections Care Team. During my short time here, I worked on two parallel projects focused on surveying, preserving, and treating oversized archival collections:
The Miscellaneous Materials of Oscar Cartwright
- Date: May 30, 2017
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures dives into the Oscar L. Cartwright Papers and materials from Washington D.C.'s Cosmos Club.
Some Archival Career Advice
- Date: April 26, 2012
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Commonly asked questions and answers about becoming an archivist.
Hot Topix in Archival Research During a Pandemic
- Date: July 9, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!
Digitization and Exploration: An Intern Works with the Exposition Records
- Date: December 10, 2020
- Description: Learn about the digitization process and some fun Smithsonian history from a fall internship project!
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Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: December 27, 2016
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives Reference Team handles an average of around 6,000 queries per year, and if you us what people have been researching at the Archives recently, you'll get some pretty interesting responses. Although not comprehensive, here's a snapshot of the diverse range of information encompassed by the history of the world's largest museum complex!
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: July 7, 2015
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly review of topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
The Archival Legacy of Devra Kleiman
- Date: May 25, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Science Service: Up Close
- Date: May 19, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Each Smithsonian Institution Archives collection has a life story. That narrative, much like the biography of a person, can explain how a collection's photographs, letters, and documents relate to each other. Closer inspection may also reveal hidden connections to other archival materials and can help in identifying photographers and writers. This new blog series will turn a
Inappropriate Attachments: When Good Intentions Go Bad! (Gallery of Horrors Part II)
- Date: November 28, 2012
- Creator: Janelle Batkin-Hall
- Description: A highlight of inappropriate paper attachments found in a Smithsonian Institution Archives collection.