Results for "New York Historical Society"
An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: February 4, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!
Revisiting the Magnificent Enterprise
- Date: March 20, 2018
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: In honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to revisit an important and inspiring exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in 1961. “The Magnificient Enterprise: Education Opens the Door” was a photographic exhibition based on the 100 years of higher education for women. Sponsored by Vassar College in observance of its
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“The Nut Lady” Reconsidered
- Date: March 27, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Elizabeth Tashjiaan, American painter, 1912-2007, Smithsonian American Art Museum"][/caption]Looking at this photo of artist Elizabeth Tashjian in our new set of portraits of women artists at the Smithsonian Commons on Flickr, it seemed obvious to me that I was looking at a professionally-trained artist, who in fact, won
Hands On. Hands Off.
- Date: December 14, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Will such things as the Hands History Room ever exist again?
Open Minds Open Doors
- Date: March 15, 2012
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The life and achievements of May (Mary) Gorslin Preston Slosson, one of the first women to receive a PhD.
Link Love: 9/13/2019
- Date: September 13, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Link Love: 5/15/2020
- Date: May 15, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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William Stimpson and the Smithsonian’s First Aquarium
- Date: July 14, 2015
- Description: William Stimpson and the first aquarium at the Smithsonian Institution.
RIMM: Tips for Weeding Your Email
- Date: April 25, 2013
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: For Records and Information Management Month, here are some tips for managing the size of your email account.
Link Love: 9/27/2019
- Date: September 27, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Link Love: 9/2/2016
- Date: September 2, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Archives pay tribute to Gene Wilder. [via University of Iowa Libraries]A behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Film Archives' efforts to save historic films...and the task is enormous. [via NY Times]The director who's making history on 9/24 with the opening of our National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lonnie Bunch. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Speaking of the
Link Love: 4/5/2013
- Date: April 5, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.