Results for "Maps"
Navigating Treatment of the Dawson Map
- Date: May 7, 2019
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Our treasures can pose significant—and often unexpected—challenges, like when a map has been attached to a hotel linen. See how our staff tackled a complex intervention in progress!
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The National Park that Never Was
- Date: August 25, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: This month marks the centennial of the National Park Service—learn about one that was planned but never built.
Re-mounting the American Bison
- Date: February 25, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: One of our recent projects, these photographic crayon enlargements, associated with founder of the National Zoo William Temple Hornaday, were made on sensitized paper that was then adhered to a linen “canvas” stretched around wooden frames. The paper had become brittle, and handling at some point in the past led to a number of punctures and tears through both the paper and the
Decision-making and Digitization: Triaging Mass Treatment Options
- Date: February 18, 2020
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Choosing the right treatment method can be a challenge—especially when mass interventions are needed on a tight deadline.
Rediscovering Historical Perspectives: A Newspaper Update on World War II
- Date: November 11, 2014
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: In honor of Veteran's Day we talk a look at how a recently discovered newspaper illustrated how information was spread/kept secret during World War II.
Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program
- Date: March 10, 2022
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.