Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
Wait, there are bigger map cases? An Intern's Journey in the Oversized Collections
- Date: August 30, 2016
- Description: At the end of Summer 2016, an overview of an intern's work in the archive's oversize collections in the map cases.
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Link Love: 10/15/10
- Date: October 15, 2010
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Nora's Conservation Bag, courtesy Nora Lockshin."][/caption] New guest blog posts from our own over at the Smithsonian Collections blog: Sarah Stauderman on why the Smithsonian hasn’t digitized all of our collections yet, and conservator Nora Lockshin on what’s in her bag (hint: it’s not lipstick). There are 153 miles of
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Link Love: 8/5/2011
- Date: August 5, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: The Freer Sackler Gallery’s efforts to make their large collection of squeezes (paper molds that capture the inscriptions of ancient monuments) into an easy-to-use Web resource received a nice write-up on The Atlantic’s Tech blog [originally posted on the Smithsonian Collections Blog]. David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, talks about “balancing access and
Board of Regents: Providing Guidance to the Stewards of the National Collections
- Date: September 8, 2016
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: With the help of digital volunteers, we will make over a century’s worth of Smithsonian Board of Regents Meeting Minutes searchable, via the Smithsonian Transcription Center.
Smithsonian Collections, But Make It Fashion: An Archival Mystery Solved
- Date: June 30, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”
Link Love: 1/18/2013
- Date: January 18, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Link Love: 10/3/2014
- Date: October 3, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Color our Collections
- Date: October 22, 2020
- Description: Grab your colored pencils. It’s National Color Day!
Perplexing Panoramas: Taking Charge of Housing Oversized Collections
- Date: September 1, 2016
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: With the ongoing reorganization of the map cases at the Archives, collections containing panoramic photographs, drawings, and maps require unique housing that provides adequate support when storing and handling.
The Last of Mr. Lincoln
- Date: October 4, 2012
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: A file in the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ accession records tells the story of an historic piece of Lincoln memorabilia that didn't wind up in the Smithsonian’s collections.
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Link Love: 7/4/2014
- Date: July 4, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum
- Date: December 10, 2019
- Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.