Results for "Museum archives"
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National Air and Space Museum and Udvar-Hazy Center
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The National Air and Space Museum was established in 1946 to care for the Smithsonian’s growing aeronautical collections. On July 1, 1976, a new building opened on the National Mall to showcase the collection. In December of 2003, the Udvar-Hazy Center opened near Dulles Airport in Virginia to display additional collections. History of the National Air and Space
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Smithsonian Institution Archives - Conducting Research at the Smithsonian Archives
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National Museum of African Art
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Established in 1964 by private collector Warren Robbins, the Museum of African Art in Washington, DC, was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1979. In 1981, the Museum was renamed the National Museum of African Art and in 1987, re-opened in a new building as part of the Smithsonian’s Quadrangle complex. History of the National Museum of African ArtAdditional Historic Images of
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National Museum of Natural History
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Natural history specimens and ethnographic artifacts were among the earliest collections of the US National Museum. In 1910, the National Museum of Natural History building opened to showcase these collections. Wings were added in the 1960s, and a collections storage facility in Maryland opened in 1983 to help house the National Museum of Natural History’s 126 million objects.
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Preservation
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Staff
- Date: February 9, 2011
- Description: Find resources for Smithsonian staff on the Archives' website.
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Postcards on the Edge
- Date: February 18, 2010
- Description: One of the largest collections of real photo postcards at the Smithsonian can be found in the conveniently titled “post card collection” in the Eliot Elisofon Archives at the National Museum of African Art. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Madagascar - Le bel album venu de France, c. 1905, by Unknown photograher, Postcard, National Museum of African Art,
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marilyn Graskowiak
- Date: December 23, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
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Live Blogging from the Smithsonian Archives Fair!
- Date: October 22, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="attachment_9678" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="View of the Archives Fair setup, October 22, 2010."][/caption] We are going to be live blogging from the Smithsonian Archives Fair this morning and profiling all of the activities that will be going on today. Stay tuned throughout the day to see what's going on. [caption id="attachment_9680"
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Press
- Date: August 1, 2011
- Description: View facts about the Archives, rights-free photos for publication, and current and past press releases.
Hunting for Elephants in Archives
- Date: February 17, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: I was intrigued to receive a tweet from a digital colleague over at the NY Times pertaining to a family story that could very well be solved at the Archives. I’m continuously surprised at the variety of papers we hold here, but by now, I shouldn’t be given how far-reaching and varied the scope of the Smithsonian has been through history. Back to the story. THE elephant that
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Hindsight is 20/20: Revisiting Paper Treatments From Twenty Years Ago
- Date: April 28, 2011
- Description: This post is written in honor of Preservation Week, April 24–30, 2011. In celebration of this week, preservation specialists around the world will bring attention to the preservation work going on in their institutions, and inspire action to preserve collections in libraries, archives, museums, and communities. [caption id="attachment_12654" align="aligncenter" width="432"