Results for "Books"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Henderson
- Date: September 5, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Amy Henderson, Curator Emerita at the National Portrait Gallery, studies the lively arts and celebrity culture; writing books and exhibits on Elvis Presley, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Graham, and pioneers in early broadcasting. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Liza Kirwin
- Date: June 28, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Deputy Director Liza Kirwin, Smithsonian's Archives of American Art, has written several books based on treasures discovered in AAA's artist papers, from illustrated to-do lists to love letters. #Groundbreaker
Link Love: 12/13/2019
- Date: December 13, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- 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.
Link Love: 7/6/2012
- Date: July 6, 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.
Searching and Using Web Archives
- Date: April 9, 2019
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: There are many ways to find and use archived web collections.
Facing Adverse Conditions While Collecting in the Field
- Date: July 31, 2012
- Description: David Crockett Graham's field books depict how he faced many adverse conditions while collecting specimens in China.
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Taking Care of Our Own
- Date: September 30, 2010
- Description: It was brilliant to work at the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) this past summer as a conservation intern helping to restore damaged books from SIA’s Reference Room. This primary research library includes many histories and annals published by the Smithsonian from the 1880s through the 20th century, and in the process of learning different ways to conserve some of them,
Link Love: 8/2/2013
- Date: August 2, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Link Love: 12/23/2016
- Date: December 23, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: From the look of this 16th Century book, Swedes sure knew how to deal with winter. [via Smithsonian Libraries]A rediscovered Christmas drinking song! [via Fine Books & Collections]Just in time for the solstice, ancient Japan's 72 seasons in a calendar app! [via Hyperallergic]The historic precursor to Amazon's delivery drones (a curator from our National Postal Museum weighs
Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!
- Date: January 30, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping
Link Love: 6/29/2018
- Date: June 29, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The University of North Carolina at Chapel wants to make archiving more accessible with Archivist in a Backpack. [via Hyperallergic]The Field Book Project wrapped up May 31 with a contribution of 517,000 pages of field books to the Biodiversity Heritage Library and Internet Archive! [via BHL Blog]Some lessons learned from archiving Lubalin's Radical 60's magazines. [via AIGA's
An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: February 4, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- 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!