Results for "Physics -- History"
The Path Taken and the Role of Mentors
- Date: November 15, 2012
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Oral history interviews sometimes reveal the central role that a mentor can play in the life of a young person, changing the road taken in that person’s life.
Link Love: 2/21/2014
- Date: February 21, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
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What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum
- Date: June 16, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.
Link Love: 3/10/2017
- Date: March 10, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: 2017 Women's History Month edition!Explore the changing role of female artists with Europeana. [via Europeana Twitter]The Smithsonian's Latino Center is accepting applications for their 2017 Young Ambassadors Program for graduating high school seniors! [via Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships and Internships]You can help transribe Phyllis Diller's joke file from the
Link Love: 3/9/2012
- Date: March 9, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I
- Date: April 26, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.
Goodbye, 2019. Hello, 2020!
- Date: December 31, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Before the Archives gears up for new projects in 2020, we’re looking back at our accomplishments and highlights in 2019.
Joseph Henry Hypes Hypsometers
- Date: October 29, 2019
- Description: Although initially skeptical about the effectiveness of the hypsometer, Secretary Joseph Henry soon recognized the value of the instrument, which he discovered from his colleagues in the scientific field.
Link Love: 5/17/2013
- Date: May 17, 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.
The Women Behind the "Field to Factory" Exhibition
- Date: October 6, 2022
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Current headlines about war and the impact of forced migration on women are stark reminders of historic migrations and how women adapted and took on new roles.In 1987, Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940 premiered at the National Museum of American History.
Take a picture, it’ll last longer
- Date: November 2, 2010
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: On what better day than Election Day to follow up on that tidbit I dropped a couple weeks ago regarding a consultation about then-candidate Barack Obama’s dry-erase boards, a recent acquisition by the National Museum of African American History and Culture? These artifacts, along with archival material and other realia (in archives terms: a man-made three-dimensional object)
Documenting the Family Treasure Chest
- Date: January 22, 2013
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Some helpful tips on what documenting and keeping track of family heirlooms or collections.