Results for "Power resources"
Harry Walters - Director of the Diné College Museum, 1973-2008
- Date: July 30, 2020
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Before becoming the Director of the Diné College Museum in Arizona, Harry Walters spent three months at the Smithsonian learning techniques for the care and handling of artifacts, including their identification, description, conservation, storage, and exhibition.
Here at the Smithsonian: Art Conservation
- Date: January 26, 2021
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Check out these two newly-available clips from Here At The Smithsonian!
A Huge Thank You (and update on DC Photo IDs)
- Date: October 6, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: You may remember that just over a month ago, we asked for your help ID’ing the locations of early 1900s DC spots from our new Martin A. Gruber set on the Flickr Commons. Well, you all sure did deliver!
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#InspireHer: Museum Day Live!
- Date: March 3, 2016
- Creator: Anne Van Camp
- Description: This is Women’s History Month and the Smithsonian Institution is making History for Women! On March 12, a special edition of Museum Day Live! will feature amazing programs and activities designed to inspire women and girls of color.
Not Your Average Scrapbook
- Date: November 3, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A scrapbook isn’t always a collection of photographs and memorabilia. For C.V. Riley, it was a place to keep articles.
A Recipe from the Archives: Gourmet Golden Squash
- Date: November 25, 2014
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A 30 year old Hubbard squash recipe found in the Archives.
Web Archiving Update
- Date: August 6, 2013
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A progress report on the Archives' web archiving effort since subscribing to Archive-It.
You Spin Me Right Round
- Date: May 17, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: William Wetmore Story's statue of Smithsonian
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Joseph Henry, A Letter From 157 Years Ago
- Date: April 10, 2018
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: Browsing the Archives' collections leads to very interesting finds. Upon learning about the Smithsonian Institution’s first Secretary Joseph Henry, 1846-1878, I had the opportunity to read a letter written fourteen days from the start of the Civil War. In the letter, which is addressed to his brother-in-law, Stephen, he expresses uncertainty and dread of the unfolding events.
How I Spent My Summer: Interning as a Virtual Web Archivist
- Date: August 4, 2022
- Description: Virtually join along with me on my web and social media archiving adventure using web archiving services, such as Archive-It.
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Posing a Thoughtful Question….and Answers (Action, Direction)
- Date: December 17, 2019
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: Excited to research at the Archives, but don’t know where to start? Below are a few tips about details you should include in your inquiry that will help us help you.
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Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers
- Date: April 19, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is