Results for "National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Collections Management Division"
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website
- Date: October 15, 2019
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Betty J. Morgan
- Date: March 16, 2022
- 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.
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.
- Blog Post
See Here: 3/3/2010
- Date: March 3, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="294" caption="Rocket Row along the West Side of the Arts and Industries Building before the National Air and Space Museum was built. The four missiles on exhibit are: From left to right, the Jupiter C, which launched Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite; the Vanguard; the Polaris, the first U.S. submarine-launched ICBM; and the Atlas,
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell
- Date: March 20, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Nell Payne
- Date: June 15, 2022
- 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.
Science Service, Up Close: Making Do
- Date: June 4, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Science Service: Up Close - Looking at the "defense fashions" for female workers during World War II.
Goodbye, 2019. Hello, 2020!
- Date: December 31, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2020, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2019.
Happy 2019! The Archives Takes a Look Back at a Busy 2018
- Date: January 1, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2019, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2018.
17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!)
- Date: August 10, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On the Smithsonian's 170th birthday, here are 17 stories of how items have made their way to our collections!
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.
Volunteer Appreciation: Marianne Green
- Date: April 2, 2019
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: To celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month, we would like to recognize Marianne Green, a volunteer in the Digital Services Division who digitizes and reviews documents, letters, and photographs requested by researchers, helping provide access to our collections.