Results for "History"
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.
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Smithsonian History
- Date: February 28, 2011
- Description: Resources and online exhibits on the history of the Smithsonian’s museums, research centers, and key events and people.
An Introduction to Oral History
- Date: June 9, 2020
- Creator: Hannah Byrne
- Description: Explore this brief introduction to oral history based on best practices used in the Archives’ Smithsonian Oral History Program.
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American History in an Earthenware Teacup
- Date: January 14, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: C. Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001), curator of cultural history at the National Museum of American History, was a pioneer of material culture studies and historic archeology.
Doris Holmes Blake and Her Natural History
- Date: March 21, 2019
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: Doris Holmes Blake's devotion to her passion for entomology made her a treasure to natural history and the Smithsonian Institution.
Welcome to Smithsonian History on Our New Website!
- Date: October 18, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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National Museum of American History
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Webpage
National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Description: The history of the long campaign to bring a national museum for African Americans to the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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How to Do Oral History
- Date: May 7, 2020
- Description: Oral history is a technique for generating and preserving original, historically interesting information – primary source material – from personal recollections through planned recorded interviews.
Color History with the Smithsonian Recap!
- Date: April 5, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, over 30 volunteers showed up at the National Museum of the American Indian to write minority women into digital history during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in honor of Women's History Month. On the to-do list were artists, educators, activists, Smithsonian employees, the first Chinese-American female dentist, and the African-American woman who
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National Museum of Natural History
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Happy 10th Anniversary!
- Date: December 16, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Take a moment to celebrate the 10th anniversary of legislation that created the National Museum of African American History and Culture!