Results for "Jim Henson's Fantastic World (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)"
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The Smithsonian and Latin America
- Date: February 15, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9988,size=500,center]While many people view the Smithsonian as a complex of museums in Washington, DC, it began as and still is an international organization devoted to research and education. A look at the Smithsonian Global website reveals where Smithsonian staff can be found today.Since the Smithsonian’s founding in 1846, the Institution has
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SIA Acc. 01-087, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Director, Visitor Comments, 1991-1997
- Date: 1991 1991-1997
- Creator: National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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A Tale of Two Sisters
- Date: August 4, 2021
- Description: Why would an English chemist donate his fortune to the United States, a newly formed country he had never visited? We will likely never know exactly why in 1826 James Smithson chose to bequeath more than half a million dollars to create the Smithsonian Institution.
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SIA RU009514, Fenner Albert Chace Oral History Interviews, 1977
- Date: 1977
- Creator: Chace, Fenner Albert, interviewee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Martha, A Cold and Lonely Last Migration
- Date: June 26, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: An overview of the history of Martha the passenger pigeon, the last of her species, who was donated to the National Museum of Natural History 100 years ago.
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SIA RU009512, Frank A. Taylor Oral History Interviews, 1974, 1979-1980, 1982, 2005
- Date: 1974 1974-1982 1974, 1979-1980, 1982, 2005
- Creator: Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007, interviewee
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 96-131, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Design and Production, Records, 1967-1996
- Date: 1967 1967-1996
- Creator: National Museum of American Art. Office of Design and Production
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 01-194, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Photographs, circa 1980-1999
- Date: 1980 1980-1999 circa 1980-1999
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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100 Years of the Natural History Building
- Date: June 17, 2010
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="424" caption="U.S. National Museum, May 3, 1917, seen from the National Mall, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 45, Box 79, Folder: 10, Neg. SIA2009-2203."][/caption] As part of my work as the historian for the history of the Smithsonian, I’ve been working for the past year on
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SIA Acc. 97-018, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, 150th Anniversary Program Records, 1992-1996
- Date: 1992 1992-1996
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part II
- Date: April 28, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The 1846 legislation that established the Smithsonian Institution provided for a Secretary, appointed by the Board of Regents, who would run the day-to-day affairs of the Institution. When David Skorton became Secretary last year, he was the thirteenth person to take on that responsibility. In our last blog, we discussed the first six and now we’ll look at seven through
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The Legacy of I. Michael Heyman
- Date: December 7, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: A discussion of the legacy of I. Michael Heyman, who served as the eleventh Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1994 to 1999.