Description: Objects Conservator Catharine Hawks (center), National Museum of Natural History, specializes in the preservation of natural history specimen and lectures widely on hazards related to collections. #Groundbreaker
Description: Objects Conservator Catharine Hawks (center), National Museum of Natural History, specializes in the care of natural history specimen and lectures widely on hazards related to collections. #Groundbreaker
Description: The life of Betty J. Meggers, an Anthropologist, who speciailized in pottery identification, conducted extensive field work in Amazon Rainforest region of South America, and was associated with the Smithsonian for more than five decades.
Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.
Description: Arctic anthropologist and archaeologist, Dr. Susan A. Kaplan (left), formerly of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History , directs the Peary McMillan Arctic Museum & Arctic Studies Center, and studies Inuit responses to environmental change and Arctic exploration. #Groundbreaker
Description: While only two years old, World Migratory Bird Day is just one of the latest evolutions in conservation awareness. Related celebrations go back more than twenty-six years and draw on over a century of research.
Description: Beautiful new publication, Picturing Children, challenging stereotypes about African American children. [via NY Times]Now THIS is a 360...of Apollo 11! [via Smithsonian Magazine]Why not go big? Check out the first 3-D print of a supernova! [via Chandra X-ray Observatory and Smithsonian 3D]Archivist resource alert! The Getty's updated Introduction to Metadata. [via the
Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.
Description: On January 19, 1858 renovations to the library located in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to increase space for books were completed.
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