Results for "Jim Henson's Fantastic World (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)"
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SIA Acc. 17-299, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology, Exhibition Records, 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1986
- Date: 1921 1921-1922 1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1986
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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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
- Blog Post
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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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. 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
- Blog Post
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. 01-194, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Photographs, circa 1980-1999
- Date: 1980 1980-1999 circa 1980-1999
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
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
- Blog Post
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.