Results for "History"
Here At The Smithsonian: The History of Aviation
- Date: September 28, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Let’s take a look at some of the collections at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Sybil Hamlet’s History of the National Zoo
- Date: May 17, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Did you know that the first beaver came to the National Zoological Park in 1894? Or that the first animals on the official zoo grounds were two Indian Elephants, Dunk and Gold Dust? Surely, you knew that the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok donated an albino Asiatic turtle to the National Zoo in 1966? You didn’t know that? Well, thanks to the work of Sybil Hamlet in 1985, you can now
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Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute
- Date: October 9, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the
Janet Harmon Bragg: Female Aviator
- Date: March 22, 2011
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting about interesting women from our collections in honor of Women’s History Month. Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of watching the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ Video History Collection interviews while they were digitized. One of my favorites is Black Aviators (RU 9545) because of
The Birth of a Building: Constructing the United States National Museum
- Date: June 20, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The birth of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, as told through construction photographs.
Miscellaneous Adventures: Exploring Lost Worlds
- Date: January 13, 2015
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: This installment of Miscellaneous Adventures brings us to Record Unit 416 and the adventures in Smithsonian research across the world.
Not Your Average Scrapbook
- Date: November 3, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A scrapbook isn’t always a collection of photographs and memorabilia. For C.V. Riley, it was a place to keep articles.
She Blinded Me With . . . Software?
- Date: March 7, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: In this interview, Roberta Williams describes how she creates the story and graphics for a computer game, King's Quest.
Searching for Unicorns
- Date: July 18, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The discovery of a folder titled, "Unicorn," in collection at first brings excitement then disappointment as the unicorn in question was a unicorn fish, not the mythical unicorn.
Not Your Average Moving Day
- Date: April 2, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A slideshow of objects being moved at the Smithsonian Institution.
Here At The Smithsonian: Traveling Exhibitions
- Date: November 30, 2021
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: As we close out this blog series, let’s take a look at two past traveling exhibitions.
Volunteer Appreciation: Marianne Green
- Date: April 2, 2019
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: To celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month, we would like to recognize Marianne Green, a volunteer in the Digital Services Division who digitizes and reviews documents, letters, and photographs requested by researchers, helping provide access to our collections.