Results for "Humanities"
Missing Manuscripts, Burning Banners, and a “Matter of Heart”
- Date: September 20, 2018
- Description: Curator Keith E. Melder's efforts to create the first permanent exhibit on African American history at the National Museum of American History was successful, but its journey faced difficulties and hatred from the public.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 04-084, Smithsonian Productions, Productions, 1996-1999
- Date: 1996 1996-1999
- Creator: Smithsonian Productions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 13-242, Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships and Internships, Director's Records, 1968-2012
- Date: 1968 1968-2012
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Internships
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Lucille St. Hoyme
- Date: February 1, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Lucille St. Hoyme, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, worked her way up from clerk to curator of physical anthropology researching variations of human traits from region to region over time. #Groundbreaker
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 96-069, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Provost, Special Assistant Project Files, 1975-1996
- Date: 1975 1975-1996
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Provost
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 08-090, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Counselor to the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1988-2000
- Date: 1988 1988-2000
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Counselor to the Secretary
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Museum Computer Network and the Smithsonian Institution: The Vision
- Date: April 13, 2017
- Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this first blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.
Collegial, Yet Cautious: the Wright Brothers and Samuel P. Langley
- Date: December 15, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: A look at the relationship between Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley and the Wright Brothers during the sometimes contentious race to achieve flight.
- Blog Post
“Fair Women Seeking Secrets of Plant and Animal Phenomena”
- Date: March 3, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Exploring news coverage of women’s work in the sciences at the Smithsonian in the early twentieth century.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 02-113, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Counselor to the Secretary, Administrative Records, 1993-2000
- Date: 1993 1993-2000
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Counselor to the Secretary
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Betty Meggers
- Date: January 11, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Betty Meggers, Director of the Latin American Archaeology Program, National Museum of Natural History, and her husband, Clifford Evans, were the first archaeologists to study ancient Amazonians and they revolutionized thinking about early human activity in the Amazon rainforest. #Groundbreaker
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-303, Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Director's Administrative Records, 1960, 1978-2000
- Date: 1978 1978-2000 1960, 1978-2000
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives