Results for "National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Building Management Division"
Annie Sullivan: A Bright and Shining Star
- Date: February 28, 2019
- Description: Impacting the National Air and Space Museum with her caring attitude and dedication to her work in the Building Management Department, Annie Sullivan is an individual to be remembered.
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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
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
- Date: June 9, 2016
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: A before-and-after look at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Mall.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann S. Campbell
- Date: March 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women managers at the Smithsonian. Between 1968 and 1980, she directed the Management Analysis Office, responsible for surveying the Institution’s offices on their objectives, staffing, and function and developing any necessary operational changes. Under Campbell, the office was also tasked with issuing Smithsonian directives, including
The National Postal Museum Still Delivers After 25 Years
- Date: September 25, 2018
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: 25 years ago the National Postal Museum first opened its doors to the public.
A Look into NCFA Exhibition Posters
- Date: October 24, 2017
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has undergone many name changes over the years. One of these – the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) – was in use from 1937 to 1980. During this time, the NCFA underwent several exciting changes. After years of being housed in multiple locations and several failed attempts to build a permanent building, the collection moved to
How did the Smithsonian Respond to the 1918 Pandemic?
- Date: June 11, 2020
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Masks and endless sanitizing again? What has the Smithsonian done during past pandemics? We’ll look back to the public health emergency in 1918.
Link Love: 9/19/2014
- Date: September 19, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Miscellaneous Adventures in Ballooning
- Date: August 2, 2016
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Our series Miscellaneous Adventures finds photos of war balloons used by the US Army Signal Corps.
The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program
- Date: December 15, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.
Takin' Care of Records
- Date: April 17, 2018
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: Did you know April is Records and Information Management Month? Did you also know that the Smithsonian Institution has over 154 million objects, 10 million digital records, and 156,830 cubic feet of archival materials in its collections? It is mostly thanks to amazing record keeping that we are able to locate, care, and give access to millions of fascinating objects.We look at
The Starting Line
- Date: June 19, 2014
- Description: From April 7-18, 2014, JA Pryse was in residence with the Smithsonian Institution Archives fulfilling the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professional Program fellowship awarded in January of this year. Over the information packed two weeks a number of innovative digital processes were gathered which are valuable to the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division’s present