Results for "As They Really Are (Video recording : 1991)"
Did the Curator Really Do It? Popular Culture at the Smithsonian
- Date: August 1, 2013
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: How has the Smithsonian been portrayed in popular culture – fiction writing, movies and television, over the last 160 years and has its popular imaged changed?
Wait. Did That Really Happen? Murder at the Museum
- Date: January 16, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: On January 16, 1907, a man carrying packages asked a carpenter for directions to a former colleague's office in the U.S. National Museum. Minutes later, that man pulled a rifle out of one of the packages and murdered an illustrator working for the Smithsonian.
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Wait. Did That Really Happen? Snake Smashin’
- Date: April 4, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.
Wait. Did That Really Happen? Potential Poison on the Polaris
- Date: August 13, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: We thought our work was done when a social media follower helped us identify our popular “unidentified male model” as German naturalist Emil Bessels. Then we discovered he may have murdered his captain during the 1871–73 Polaris Expedition.
- Blog Post
That's a Wrap! - Showcasing the Archives Through Video
- Date: August 29, 2013
- Description: When I first applied for an internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, I admittedly did not know much about it. For my internship, I was asked to make a video that would explain to the general public what the Archives was, as well as what resources it could offer them. On my first day here I was told that the Archives held the records and history of the Smithsonian
You Asked, We Answered: 2015 Ask an Archivist
- Date: November 10, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On Thursday, October 22nd, four of our archivists/conservators were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fifth year hosting
Link Love: 01/29/2021
- Date: January 29, 2021
- Description: 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.
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Link Love: 8/12/2011
- Date: August 12, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: The Smithsonian’s Around the Mall blog has an interview with our Smithsonian Historian, Pam Henson, about the famous, real-life Smokey the Bear (you can also read our earlier post on the subject). Need to get a 17th century recipe for almond cakes? The Wellcome Library’s online Recipe Manuscripts is the place for you. This is a really fun collection to browse [via Marcel
Link Love: 2/17/2012
- Date: February 17, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Link Love: 11/4/2011
- Date: November 4, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Representation and Condensation
- Date: July 30, 2013
- Description: How can archivists of oral histories preserve a true-to-life picture of interviews?
Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Goforth
- Date: April 7, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Get to know Archives volunteer Julie Goforth.