Results for "Public administration"

     
    Showing results 37 - 48 of 96 for Public administration

    1. Love is in the Air, in the Field, and in the Lab

      • Date: February 14, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: In the past, we’ve talked about how families of Smithsonian researchers helped out with research, and some have even lived in the Smithsonian itself. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, it seems like love, too, has brought many couples together both at the Smithsonian and out in the field. Love, as you’ll see in the photos below, enabled some women to travel the world and get

    2.  
    3. Portrait of a man wearing a suit with a beard.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: July 13, 2021
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

    4.  
    5. Portrait photograph of Evangelestia-Dougherty. Trees are in the background.

      Smithsonian Names Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty Director of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: October 6, 2021
      • Description: On October 5, 2021, the Smithsonian announced that Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty will be the new director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, effective Nov. 6.

    6.  
    7. Blue-tinted cyanotype of a statue in the middle of a lake. A large, beautiful building is in the background.

      Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

      • Date: October 13, 2020
      • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

    8.  
    9. Blog Post

      The Flying Tigers and the Smithsonian

      • Date: June 9, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Have you ever wondered why museums choose the exhibition topics they do? These are the kinds of questions that the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ historic records of exhibitions can sometimes help us answer. An idea could stem from the personal interest of a curator, reflect an institution’s holdings, be inspired by comments from a visitor, or be designed around a specific

    10.  
    11. A computer window titled DArchInfo with clickable heading tabs labeled Search, Query Results, Clipboard, SQL, and logoutThe first column contains accession numbers for Smithonian Archives born-digital holdings (i.e. 00-002). The second column contains names of format types (i.e. AppleDouble Resource Fork, etc.). The third column is the number of each type of file format in that accession (i.e. there are 93 Acrobat PDF/A files).

      Assessing File Format Risk for Born-Digital Preservation Planning

      • Date: August 3, 2021
      • Description: In addition to physical damage and deterioration of storage media, the technological complexity and dependency of electronic records make them uniquely vulnerable to loss, corruption, and alteration (both accidental and malicious). To achieve long-term preservation of fragile born-digital materials, digital archivists need a plan.

    12.  

    13. Calling All First Ladies

      • Date: August 27, 2013
      • Description: A closer look at the First Lady’s social obligation to exchange calling cards in the early 19th century.

    14.  
    15. Smithsonian Torch article about the formation of the SI Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee, March 1992. Len Hirsch is pictured, right.

      Smithsonian GLOBE: A History

      • Date: June 6, 2017
      • Description: In celebration of Pride 2017, a look back at the history of the Smithsonian GLOBE (Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Employees) organization.

    16.  
    17. Preservation Week is April 27 to May 3, 2014. May Day is a time to reflect and do something to better prepare for emergencies at your archives, library, museum, historical society, or preservation organizations.

      What is the PRICE of Emergencies on Cultural Heritage?

      • Date: May 1, 2014
      • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
      • Description: In honor of MayDay – Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness, 2014, here is an item of interest about a new group at the Smithsonian called Preparation and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) and resources on Incident Command in emergencies for cultural heritage organizations.

    18.  
    19. Blog Post

      Documenting the Smithsonian’s Pandemic Response

      • Date: March 16, 2021
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: While teleworking for the last year, the Archives has been busy capturing web content that documents the Smithsonian’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    20.  
    21. A team of scientists used multiple lines of evidence, including archaeology, skeletal analyses, chemical testing, 3-D technology and genealogical research, to single out the names of the four men who died at Jamestown from 1608 through 1617. Photo by Donald E. Hurlbert.

      Link Love: 7/31/2015

      • Date: July 31, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

    22.  
    23. An advertisement for packaged air featured in Life Magazine, January 24, 1944.

      Keeping Your Cool: Advertising Air Conditioning

      • Date: June 20, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: A look back at some historic, pre- and post-World War II air conditioning advertising.

    24.  
    Showing results 37 - 48 of 96 for Public administration

    Pages