Results for "How Things Fly (Exhibition) (1996- : Washington, D.C.)"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 02-182, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Exhibits Committee, Exhibits Committee Records, 1952-1994
- Date: 1952 1952-1994
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Exhibits Committee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The World Is Yours: Christmas in the Colonies
- Date: December 24, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Christmas in the Colonies.”
Smithsonian African American Association
- Date: February 9, 2016
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: The Smithsonian African American Association was formed in 1989 and was an assembly of the Institution's employees who have organized to project a united voice, to have an impact upon pan-institutional policies that affect African Americans, and to convey these concerns to the Smithsonian Administration.
- Online Publications
"Interruptions and Embarrassments": The Smithsonian Institution during the Civil War
- Date: 1999-2007 Civil War, 1861-1865
- Creator: Dorman, Kathleen W
- Creator: Dorman, Kathleen W
The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few
Halloween Humidification Horrors!
- Date: October 31, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 03-005, Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications, Productions, 1981, 1987-1989, 1991
- Date: 1987 1987-1989 1981, 1987-1989, 1991
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-247, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Archives Center, Chair Records, 1988-2013
- Date: 1988 1988-2013
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Archives Center
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Link Love: 6/10/2011
- Date: June 10, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: It turns out that a series of mysterious tunnels discovered in the early 1900s underneath Washington, DC’s Dupont Circle, were the makings of former Smithsonian employee and entomologist, Harrison G. Dyar (whose papers happen to be in our collections). Read more about this fascinating story and character at "the location" blog [via The e-Torch]. The Internet Archive explains
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 04-161, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology, Curatorial Records, 1983-2004
- Date: 1983 1983-2004
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Science Service, Up Close: The Microvivarium
- Date: May 12, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Today’s science museums build on the efforts of biologist George Roemmert (1892-1952), whose “Microvivarium” projected images of amoebas and other microscopic creatures.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 20-137, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Department of Animal Nutrition, Diet Records, 1975-2009
- Date: 1975 1975-2009
- Creator: National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Nutrition
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives