Results for "Community Documentation Initiative (Blog)"
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News Releases & Fact Sheet
- Date: August 1, 2011
- Description: Press releases and facts about the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Blog Post
Tichkematse—A Great Favorite at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 25, 2021
- Description: A forerunner of today’s efforts to decolonize and Indigenize American museums, Tichkematse was one of the first Native American employees at the Smithsonian Institution. His work with natural history and anthropological collections continue to inspire Native and non-Native museum professionals nearly 150 years later.
To Preserve or Not to Preserve: Social Media
- Date: June 13, 2012
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A quick overview of how the Archives decides what social media to preserve to document the Smithsonian’s history.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Carolyn E. Jones
- Date: February 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Carolyn E. Jones was the director of the Smithsonian’s Office of Human Resources between 1996 until her retirement in 2003. She initially joined the Institution in 1983 as a financial analyst and at various periods worked as the director of parking and as the chief financial officer for the Smithsonian’s mail order distribution division. Jones served as the chair of the
Jeannine Smith Clark and the Increase and Diffusion of Cultural Education
- Date: February 23, 2016
- Description: This post discusses the contributions of volunteer Jeannine Smith Clark to the Smithsonian.
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SIA Acc. 13-187, Smithsonian Latino Center, Website Records, 2006-2013
- Date: 2006 2006-2013
- Creator: Smithsonian Latino Center
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
From Plantations to Islands of Science: Travels in Costa Rica and Panama - Part II
- Date: January 31, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
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SIA Acc. 17-010, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, Subject Files, 1973, 1994-1998, 2000-2015
- Date: 1994 1994-1998 1973, 1994-1998, 2000-2015
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The man, the myth, the lens
- Date: May 17, 2010
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: [caption id="attachment_6524" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Linsey Scott, Intern, and Michael Barnes, Photographer, from the Center of Scientific Imaging and Photography stand in front of the freshly remounted world-record Black Marlin that was caught in 1953 using 130 pound test line by Alfred C. Glascock, Jr."][/caption] I had the recent opportunity to sit down
The Smithsonian and the Poor People's Campaign
- Date: January 17, 2017
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: The Smithsonian served as neighbor to the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 and still tells its story almost 50 years later.
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