Description: While reading through all of the great stories about archives this month, I came to the conclusion that archives serve as inspiration for a variety of things—research, papers, and yes, even Halloween costumes. Though we have been focusing many of our blog posts on archival issues for Archives Month this October, I have decided to open up the collections to help out anyone who
Description: The Smithsonian Institution has roughly six thousand volunteers and without them the work we do would not be possible. Here at the Smithsoinan Institution Archives, we have dedicated volunteers who help fufill our mission. One such volunteer is Zoe Martindale, who for sixteen years has carefully cataloged thousands of images and helped get them online for the public.
Description: It is too hard to know everything that lives inside an archival collection. Join us in opening up some of our miscellaneous folders and discover what is inside!
Description: In this next edition of our Miscellaneous Adventures, choose your own adventures by diving into the folders yourself in the Smithsonian Transcription Center.