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.
Description: Records identified for discard in general or specific records disposition schedules may be disposed of on-site without any further consultation with the Archives. Note that records bearing sensitive and/or personally identifiable information (e.g., Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, home addresses), should be destroyed by shredding. If it is
Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.