Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
FY2016 Year in Review
- Date: January 10, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Related Resources2016 Top Ten Smithsonian History Images, Bigger Picture BlogThere Are Records, and Then There are Records, Bigger Picture BlogBrowse Smithsonian Institution Archives Digitized Collections FY2016 collections and reference stats for the Smithsonian Institution Archives
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National Museum of Natural History
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 2/10/2012
- Date: February 10, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- 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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Conserving Harper’s Three-for-One Field Book
- Date: August 24, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Though a large part of our collections are flat—that is, they are unbound materials as opposed to bound, three-dimensional objects—a significant group of our holdings do live in bindings and book structures (some of my previous blog contributions have dealt with books, but none with as great a degree of intervention). Treating a field book became more complicated—and more
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The Smithsonian's 165th Anniversary
- Date: August 10, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Exactly 165 years ago today, legislation establishing the Smithsonian Institution was passed by the US Congress and signed into law by President James K. Polk. From today’s perspective, it seems like a “no-brainer” to accept a generous bequest from a little-known Englishman named James Smithson and create an institution in his name. But from the perspective of that era, the
Celebrate Our Fifth Annual Women's History Month!
- Date: March 5, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: We're launching new images and blog post to celebrate Women's History Month.
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Happy Halloween
- Date: October 20, 2010
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: While reading through all of the great stories about archives this month, I came to the conclusion that archives serve as inspiration for a variety of things—research, papers, and yes, even Halloween costumes. Though we have been focusing many of our blog posts on archival issues for Archives Month this October, I have decided to open up the collections to help out anyone who
Link Love: 9/23/2011
- Date: September 23, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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It’s the Start of the 2011 Archives Month Blogathon
- Date: October 3, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Born Digital - Video Recording in the 21st Century
- Date: October 5, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Looking for Women Managers of the Smithsonian’s Museums
- Date: March 16, 2022
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.
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William Stimpson and the Smithsonian’s First Aquarium
- Date: July 14, 2015
- Description: William Stimpson and the first aquarium at the Smithsonian Institution.