Description: Several SIA Archivists participated in the 2012 Society of American Archivists confernence, discussing such topics as archiving websites, Encoded Archival Context (EAD) and the Fieldbook Project.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="Architect's Model of the Smithsonian Institution Castle, 1846, by Unidentified photographer, Daguerreotype, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Division of Information Technology and Communications, Image ID: AFS 140."][/caption] In 2000, as an answer to the question, “does the Smithsonian have
Description: A couple of years ago, in the process of curating Now is Then, an exhibition for the Newark Museum, I spent some time researching and thinking about the content, meaning and sequential lives of snapshots. Since their introduction in the late 19th century, inestimable numbers of those small, but powerful pictures have been made, looked at and saved—at least for a while.
Description: Consider the courage it took for some of the earliest women in science at the Smithsonian to donate their personal papers to the Institution.
Description: The history of the Smithsonian’s Children’s Room, a project led by Smithsonian Secretary Langley and famous interior designer Grace Lincoln Temple.
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.
Description: Dr. Leonard Carmichael led the Smithsonian Institution through many changes during his tenure as the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian. He presided over new museums and facility openings, special acquisitions, and exciting exhibitions. Because Carmichael was hired from outside of the Smithsonian, he brought a new perspective, his academic background, and skills to thrust
Description: In honor of Archives Month, it’s time for the Smithsonian’s annual Facebook Q&A where the public can ask questions about preserving and organizing their own collections!