Description: The theme of this year’s International Migratory Bird Day is unity. The Smithsonian has a longstanding history of commitment to the natural world. No figure in the Institution’s history better exemplifies the theme of unity surrounding migratory species than sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist Alexander Wetmore. He knew the importance of the role that birds play in
Description: In 1872, at the young age of twenty-five, Mori Arinori (1847-1889) traveled to America as the first Charge d’Affaires from the Meiji government. His trip included a visit to the Smithsonian where he established a close relationship with Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry.
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.
Description: On Monday, October 27th, four of our finest were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fourth year hosting this event and
Description: Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since the beginning. As our historian Pamela Henson likes to say, we have always relied on the kindness of strangers. A blog post in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month 2015. Includes a list of Smithsonian crowdsourcing projects that volunteers can participate in.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Aerial image of the National Museum of Natural History’s Rotunda shows the 10-ton Fénykövi Elephant in the center while visitors stroll around the museum floor, July 31, 1981, by Unidentified photographer, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, Folder September 1981,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="A sculpted bust of Secretary Emeritus S. Dillon Ripley was unveiled on May 11, 1990, in the S. Dillon Ripley International Center, Ripley stands next to the newly unveiled art work, May 11, 1990, by Rick Vargas, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-015, Box 2, Folder:July 1990, Negative
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