Results for "Depressions -- 1929"
- SI History Chronology
President Coolidge Signs Joint Resolution Creating the National Memorial Commission
- Date: March 4, 1929
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000046, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Records, 1925-1949
- Date: 1925 1925-1949 1929
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000046, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Records, 1925-1949
- Date: 1925 1925-1949 1929
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
Charles Greeley Abbot, 1872-1973
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Webpage
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Description: Information on the Board of Regents through the Smithsonian's history.
- SI History Chronology
Charles G. Abbot Elected Secretary
- Date: January 10, 1928
- Webpage
Louis R. Purnell
- Date: August 23, 2016
- Description: A twentieth century Renaissance man, Louis R. Purnell lived a remarkable life. His career began in the skies above Italy and Germany, where he flew 88 combat missions as an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, while working at the National Museum of Natural History, he traveled the world’s oceans collecting marine specimens, taught himself geology and
Saving the Treasures from the Morgue
- Date: June 28, 2012
- Description: US newspapers have rich photo archives that need attention to make sure they are around for future generations.
- Blog Post
The Time Has Come
- Date: February 8, 2011
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: [caption id="attachment_11359" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup Design for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Courtesy NMAAHC."][/caption] The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009529, Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews, 1984-1985
- Date: 1984 1984-1985
- Creator: Henderson, Edward P., interviewee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007335, Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman) 1887-1984, S. Stillman Berry Papers, 1880-1984
- Date: 1880 1880-1984
- Creator: Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Long Journey to Scientific Aide: Barry Hampton’s Career
- Date: February 16, 2017
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Barry Hampton played an important role in Division of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Natural History Museum for decades, but recognition was slow to come.