Results for "Organization of American States"
You Asked, We Answered: 2014 Archives Facebook Q&A
- Date: November 4, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On Monday, October 27th, four of our finest were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fourth year hosting this event and
Where Are They Now?
- Date: May 20, 2014
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives catches up with former interns.
Sneak Peek 9/23/2019
- Date: September 23, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Organ built by John Brown Organ Co. on exhibit at Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, 1895, Cyanotype, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 12704.
Electronic Records Day 2015
- Date: October 8, 2015
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A sampling of Smithsonian Archives’ blog posts to celebrate Electronic Records Day 2015.
- Blog Post
Keeping Organized for a Less Stressful Tax Season
- Date: April 26, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Taxes, by Mat Honan, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0 Generic."][/caption] Chances are that, if you live in the United States, you've recently filed your taxes. For most, filing tax returns is a dreaded task, even when you expect a refund. Doing taxes requires a lot of time and energy, and often results in some
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Barbara J. Smith
- Date: May 12, 2021
- 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.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anna R. Cohn
- Date: April 3, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Anna R. Cohn, Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), 1988–2014, toured groundbreaking exhibitions across the United States. She joined the Smithsonian in 1983 as director of the international exhibition “The Precious Legacy” and later organized “Generations” for the S. Dillon Ripley Center’s International Gallery. #Groundbreaker
Pandemic Tests Preparedness
- Date: September 3, 2020
- Description: This National Preparedness Month, collections care professionals might consider joining their local Alliance for Response initiative to improve their organizations, practices, and programs.
- Blog Post
Looking for Mr. or Ms. Right
- Date: April 20, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Perfect, by Bruce Berrien, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] At the turn of the 21st century, as federal organizations and private corporations were competing against each other in the race to decode the human genome, a number of exhibitions that explored areas where genetic science and visual imagery
Science Service, Up Close: Save the Redwoods
- Date: May 21, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Science Service: Up Close - Pictures from the Bolling Memorial Redwood Grove, Humboldt County, California.
The Warren Robbins Papers
- Date: October 13, 2011
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: December 8, 2020
- Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.