Results for "Smithsonian (Television program)"
Sneak Peek 12/24/2018
- Date: December 24, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Christmas tree worms [Spirobranchus giganteus] at the Carrie Bow Cay Field Station, Belize, Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems (CCRE) Program, 93-9283.
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.
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.
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet
- Date: June 26, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet joined the Smithsonian in 1966 as a special advisor in tropical botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. When the program ended in 1968, she was transferred to the Department of Botany, where she remained, eventually serving as a curator in the division, until her death in 1986. #Groundbreaker
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See Here: 11/8/2010
- Date: November 8, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="421" caption="Smithsonian's pilot aluminum-can recycling program started early in February 1990. Forty-four containers like the one pictured were placed at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), National Air and Space Museum, and the Museum Support Center, 1989, by Jeff Tinsley,
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Balcha G. Fellows
- Date: February 9, 2022
- 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: Dr. Judith Blake
- Date: September 23, 2020
- 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: Sabrina Lynn Motley
- Date: July 7, 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.
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Come Fly With Me
- Date: October 21, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
A Crafty Way to Support the Smithsonian
- Date: May 14, 2019
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Tracing the history of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, created in 1966 to raise funds to support the Institution, especially its educational programs.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Priscilla L. Strain
- Date: November 6, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Priscilla L. Strain has worked for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies since 1974 as a Research Assistant, 1974-79, Geologist, 1979-87, and Program Manager, 1987–present. She is currently the curator of the museum’s lunar rock collection and manages the center’s exhibits and programs. #Groundbreaker
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.