Results for "Journalism, Scientific"
A Forgotten History: Alfred Vail and Samuel Morse
- Date: May 24, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Science Service, Up Close: Father’s Day “Gene-ius”
- Date: June 13, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: To celebrate Father’s Day 2019, here are three photographs of famous fathers and sons in biology and physics.
Cryptic Content in The Stacks
- Date: December 28, 2017
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Collections here at the Archives span over 171 years of Smithsonian history and include personal papers of the many notable people who have been part of its work in science and culture. Cryptic and coded content is not unusual here. One would expect special vocabulary in the accessions of scientific observations. For example, notations of depth, temperature, and sounding and
News Broadcast of Secretary Abbot's Solar Invention
- Date: c. September 30, 1936
- Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
- Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
Joseph Henry's Daily Journal, 1865
- Date: 1865
- Creator: Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
- Creator: Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
- Blog Post
Valentine’s Day at the Archives: A Blossoming Romance
- Date: February 14, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Nothing brings a couple together like scientific research, right? Celebrate Valentine’s Day by exploring a love so deep, new species were named about it.
Betty J. Meggers: Pioneer in Environmental Archaeology
- Date: March 7, 2017
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The life of Betty J. Meggers, an Anthropologist, who speciailized in pottery identification, conducted extensive field work in Amazon Rainforest region of South America, and was associated with the Smithsonian for more than five decades.
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007183, Clark, Austin Hobart 1880-1954, Austin Hobart Clark Papers, 1883-1954 and undated
- Date: 1883 1883-1954 1883-1954 and undated
- Creator: Clark, Austin Hobart, 1880-1954
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007088, Orcutt, Charles Russell 1864-1929, Charles Russell Orcutt Papers, 1926-1929
- Date: 1926 1926-1929
- Creator: Orcutt, Charles Russell, 1864-1929
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
News Releases & Fact Sheet
- Date: August 1, 2011
- Description: Press releases and facts about the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Webpage
Biographical Information
- Date: April 20, 2011
- Description: Biographical information can be found throughout the Archives’ holdings. These collections are especially rich in material documenting Smithsonian staff and scientific collaborators. Accession 05-123, Smithsonian Institution, Personnel Records, 1892–1952 This accession consists of early personnel records. Notable staff include: C.G. (Charles Greeley) Abbot, Carl Whiting
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000064, Smithsonian Institution Chief Clerk, Records, 1869-1905
- Date: 1869 1869-1905
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Chief Clerk
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
