Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
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Archives Month Blogathon Starts Today
- Date: October 1, 2010
- 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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Link Love: 3/4/2011
- Date: March 4, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="Uncle Beazley being unloaded at the Smithsonian’s Office of Exhibits Central model shop, February 2011, Courtesy of Office of Exhibits Central blog."][/caption] Even dinosaurs need their baths… The Office of Exhibits Central gives a behind-the-scenes peek into the dino maintenance of Uncle Beazley—the Smithsonian’s
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What Does a Photograph Archivist Do?
- Date: April 7, 2010
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo shoebox upset, by Stephen Cummings, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] I recently took a position as photograph archivist at the Smithsonian Institution Archives and hope to be able to share through this blog some of the processes we are undertaking to make our photographic collections more useful and
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A Little Valentine’s Day Help from the Archives!
- Date: February 12, 2015
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives presents another set of Valentine's Day printable cards inspired by our collections.
Science Service: Up Close
- Date: May 19, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Each Smithsonian Institution Archives collection has a life story. That narrative, much like the biography of a person, can explain how a collection's photographs, letters, and documents relate to each other. Closer inspection may also reveal hidden connections to other archival materials and can help in identifying photographers and writers. This new blog series will turn a
The Times They Are a-Changin' at The Bigger Picture
- Date: November 2, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This period of extended telework has allowed The Bigger Picture team to slow down and strategize about the future of the blog. Read about a few of the changes coming your way.
Challenges of Appraising Records in the Digital Age
- Date: October 12, 2012
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: With the proliferation of records maintained electronically, appraisal has become more challenging and time-consuming.
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The Smithsonian’s First Garden
- Date: May 31, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9273,size=500,center]Have you ever heard of Smithsonian Park? If you are visiting the Smithsonian today, probably not. But if you had visited the Smithsonian in the 1850s, it would have been one of the first things you experienced.Smithsonian Park occupied the area between the Smithsonian Institution Building, or the Castle, and Downtown Washington,
Link Love: 9/4/2015
- Date: September 4, 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.
Link Love: 7/18/2014
- Date: July 18, 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.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Reading Between the Lines with the Smithsonian Transcription Center Volunteers
- Date: February 24, 2015
- Description: As Smithsonian Transcription Center volunteers unlock the stories from the Archives’ collections, we find ways to share the work of women in science hidden in the digitized pages.
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From a Humble Beginning: The Smithsonian’s first Internet Domain
- Date: September 17, 2015
- Description: The origins of the Smithsonian’s internet domain or address.