Results for "National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (U.S.)"

 
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  1. Black and white image of African American woman holding her baby, looking out the window.

    Link Love: 4/13/2018

    • Date: April 13, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: What's changed, and hasn't — the Fair Housing Act 50 years later. [via National Museum of American History]A 1749 book, The Governess, advocated for female literacy when the literacy rate was 40% in England. [via Smithsonian Magazine]The Library of Congress has archival materials of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and records on historical Supreme Court cases now

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  3. B&W photograph of Island with markers showing Eniwetok and Perry Islands

    Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!

    • Date: January 30, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping

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  5. Weimaraner on table outdoors with staff surrounding him smiling.

    Link Love: 1/12/2018

    • Date: January 12, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Conservation wonder puppy, Riley, was brought to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to sniff out pests that could damage the artwork! #jealous [via NY Times]A tender adaptation of the Velveteen Rabbit with new illustrations. [via Brain Pickings]A 3-D printed puzzle that allows you to test your architectural knowledge, from architect Fumio Matsumoto. [via Hyperallergic]Game of

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  7. Charles Jones, “Vegetables, Bean Runner”

    Link Love: 10/28/2016

    • Date: October 28, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Beautiful 19th century images of vegetables found at a flea market, by Charles Jones. [via Hyperallergic]Saving Langley Research Center's records, and in turn, American aviation history. [via NASA]The Smithsonian National Museum of American History's Archives Center and Libraries has acquired Jane and Michael Stern's ephemera from their foodie roadtrips. [via O Say Can You

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    Color History with the Smithsonian Recap!

    • Date: April 5, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, over 30 volunteers showed up at the National Museum of the American Indian to write minority women into digital history during a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in honor of Women's History Month. On the to-do list were artists, educators, activists, Smithsonian employees, the first Chinese-American female dentist, and the African-American woman who

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  11. Portrait of Professor Cole in her office

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Johnnetta Cole

    • Date: July 19, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Anthropologist & educator Dr. Johnnetta Cole was director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art from 2009–2017, and the only person to have served as president of two historically Black colleges for women in the U.S., Spelman and Bennett. #Groundbreaker

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  13. Color portrait of woman smiling

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Arianna Curtis

    • Date: January 10, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  15. Buddha draped in robes

    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!

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  17. urban street scape with barber shop, candy shop, and African Americans walking the street

    Link Love: 5/11/2018

    • Date: May 11, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum looks at the history of rapid change in Washington D.C., the ensuing inequality, and neighborhood activism with A Right to the City. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Check out the newly released 2018 National Design Award winners from the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt. [via Architect Magazine]There may be a developing love story at our

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  19. Female peep with plaid cape standing on seashore surrounded by fossils with black cliff and blue sky.

    Link Love: 3/30/2018

    • Date: March 30, 2018
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Women's History Month edition, continued!The story of fossil seller and paleontologist Mary Anning (for whom the "She Sells Seashells" rhyme was possibly written), in Peeps. [via The Last Word on Nothing]A look at the WWI Women's Land Army composed of "farmettes" who went outside the home to address the national food shortage. [via LOC Blog]For 25 cents an hour, less than

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  21. Graphic with black & white photo of Malone alongside text description of her achievements in African American hair products.

    Link Love: 3/24/2017

    • Date: March 24, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Meet the women behind African American hair care! [via #HiddenHerstory]MIT Libraries is kicking off the "Women in Science and Engineering@MIT" archival initiative to improve the representation of women in their archives. [via MIT Libraries]Know someone with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities? Tell them about Morning at the Museum, a program that provides early

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  23. Photo of fallen leaf art, by Saki Kitazumi

    Link Love: 12/16/2016

    • Date: December 16, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: The Japanese are taking fall to a new level! [via Bored Panda]The 25 most instagrammed museums includes the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery. [via Hyperallergic] Ireland's National Web Archive in Ireland let the public choose 10 websites to preserve. [via Info Docket]There's a podcast for everyone, including research librarians...check out the episode on Global Web Preservation.

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