Results for "Archives of American Gardens"
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009629, Smithsonian Gardens, Smithsonian Gardens Oral History Interviews, 2011
- Date: 2011
- Creator: Smithsonian Gardens
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 10/30/2015
- Date: October 30, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Lord of the Rings fans! A newly-discovered map annotated by Tolkien. [via Open Culture]A last call for Archives Month to contribute your stories and memories of gardens and gardening to the Community Gardens digital archive. [via Smithsonian Gardens]Gorgeous fly-throughs of 17th Century London before The Great Fire from a talented group of students at De Montfort University. A
- Collection
Correspondence and Memoranda, 2004-2019
- Date: 2004 2004-2019
- Creator: Smithsonian Gardens Office of the Director
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 22-131, Smithsonian Facilities, Website Records, 2020
- Date: 2020
- Creator: Smithsonian Facilities
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 4/17/2015
- Date: April 17, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Faust
- Date: September 18, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Barbara Faust, Smithsonian Gardens, 1977-present, became director in 2014. It was under Faust’s leadership as associate director that Smithsonian Gardens achieved accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. #Groundbreaker
Orchids and Oral History
- Date: April 16, 2020
- Description: Let’s learn about the history of Smithsonian Gardens’ annual orchid exhibit with a little help from former director Barbara Faust through her 2011 oral history interview.
- Blog Post
The Smithsonian’s First Garden
- Date: May 31, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9273,size=500,center]Have you ever heard of Smithsonian Park? If you are visiting the Smithsonian today, probably not. But if you had visited the Smithsonian in the 1850s, it would have been one of the first things you experienced.Smithsonian Park occupied the area between the Smithsonian Institution Building, or the Castle, and Downtown Washington,
- Historic Pictures
Smithsonian Gardens
- Date: September 5, 2018
- Description: Smithsonian Gardens was established in 1972 as the Horticultural Services Division of the Office of Plant Services to provide appropriate landscaping outside of Smithsonian museums and decorative greenery inside Smithsonian buildings. Today, Smithsonian Gardens is an accredited museum that provides living classrooms and urban sanctuaries for Smithsonian visitors.History of
Meet the Birds of the National Mall
- Date: July 3, 2014
- Description: Have you noticed that the Mall is aflutter with birds? Dive into the history of the Smithsonian’s interactions with our avian neighbors.
Installing Sundial in Victorian Garden
- Date: 1993
- Creator: Shayt, David
- Creator: Shayt, David
- SI History Bibliography
Urban Jungles: Zoos and American Society
- Date: 1999 19th century
- Creator: Hyson, Jeffrey N
- Creator: Hyson, Jeffrey N
