Results for "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II (Online exhibition)"
Exhibiting the Enola Gay
- Date: June 25, 2020
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: At the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb, controversy surrounded the context in which the Enola Gay was to be displayed.
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Link Love: 6/26/2015
- Date: June 26, 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.
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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
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Link Love: 5/27/2011
- Date: May 27, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Field Work and a World War
- Date: July 12, 2012
- Description: An examination of some of the field books of Bohumil Shimek, who documented the effects of WWI while doing research in Europe.
The Mystery of the Undated Postcards
- Date: July 23, 2013
- Description: Revamping our online postcard exhibit poses the challenge of dating unused postcards. Here’s how I have hunted down clues to solve the mystery!
The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program
- Date: December 15, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.
Recent Acquisition - Records from Martin Harwit, Director, NASM, 1986-1995
- Date: April 24, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Looking at a recently acquired collection records created and maintained by former National Air and Space Museum director, Martin Harwit, that relate to the Enola Gay, its exhibition, and the controversy that ensued.
Ruth Murray Underhill: Woman of the People
- Date: March 21, 2013
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The life of Ruth Murray Underhill, an Anthropologist, who worked with Native American tribes throughout the Southwest.
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Wait. Did That Really Happen? Snake Smashin’
- Date: April 4, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.
Link Love: 5/26/2016
- Date: May 27, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Striking Dorothea Lange photographs of WWII internment of Japanese. [via Open Culture]The Hirshhorn let artist Linn Meyers draw all over their walls, and the results are stunning. [via Smithsonian Magazine]A look at the preservation of WWI objectors' graffitti. [via The Guardian]Thinking about preserving your own archive? The Library of Congress has advice on where to start.
Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!
- Date: March 19, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.