Results for "National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Research Training Program"
Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2022
- Date: November 3, 2022
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields thousands of questions per year.
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Link Love: 11/26/2010
- Date: November 26, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Here at the Smithsonian: Tusks and Tentacles
- Date: July 27, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: As Smithsonian museums reopen this summer, let’s revisit two main attractions at the National Museum of Natural History.
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2022
- Date: April 28, 2022
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!
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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
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2018
- Date: December 27, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: We highlight a few topics explored this fall by researchers at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Scientific Sweethearts: Research Couples in the Archives
- Date: February 11, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A look at the life and work of husband and wife Smithsonian scientists researching in the field.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marsha E. Sitnik
- Date: June 1, 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.
Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research
- Date: July 6, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.
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Link Love: 8/6/2010
- Date: August 6, 2010
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2018
- Date: May 22, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: This is the latest post in our "Hot Topix" series. In each quarterly edition we show you what the reference team has been up to, and bring you some of the more notable inuqires we have received.Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Gwyneira Isaac
- Date: October 21, 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.