Results for "Archives -- Processing"
Hunting for Watermarks
- Date: November 29, 2012
- Creator: Kirsten Tyree
- Description: In honor of Dard Hunter’s birthday, here’s a sample of watermarks found on our collection of archival documents.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Era L. Marshall
- Date: April 28, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Open Access: Put a Bird On It
- Date: February 24, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!
Staff Matters: Meet our New Additions
- Date: June 23, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A brief introduction to some our new staff at the Archives: First up is Heidi Stover, Archives Technician.
- Blog Post
Smooth Operator
- Date: April 11, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Document
Smithsonian Institution Archives - Collections Care Guidelines & Resources
- SI History Bibliography
The View From the Castle: Smithsonian Associates take part in learning processes offered by the Institution; they also face the desirability of private support
- Date: February 1976
- Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
- Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
- Webpage
Preservation Strategies for Born-Digital Materials
- Date: April 26, 2017
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives' preservation strategies for its born-digital collections, including documents and spreadsheets, images, audio, video, text, email, databases, software, and website and social media records.
Smithsonian Now Using Archive-It to Crawl Websites
- Date: February 26, 2013
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives announces its use of Archive-It to crawl websites.
Remembering Autochrome
- Date: November 20, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: The Autochrome color photography process is highlighted and explained.
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: October 13, 2020
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
- Blog Post
A Tale of Coffee and Collecting
- Date: November 30, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Archives are often used by genealogists to create their family histories. Often it's a tedious process that can involve many repositories throughout the country or even the world, but the final product can be fascinating. Take, for instance, Melbourne ("Mel") Romaine Carriker's Vista Nieve: The Remarkable True Adventures of an Early Twentieth Century Naturalist and His Family