Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12311,size=230,right]These records are amongst the most frequently used collections, and the most historically important records, in the Archives. US National Museum (USNM) incumbents included: Spencer F. Baird, 1850–1881G. Brown Goode, 1881–1896, including the years 1881–1887 when he served as Assistant Director of the Museum without the title of
Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!
Description: Have you ever wondered why museums choose the exhibition topics they do? These are the kinds of questions that the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ historic records of exhibitions can sometimes help us answer. An idea could stem from the personal interest of a curator, reflect an institution’s holdings, be inspired by comments from a visitor, or be designed around a specific