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.”
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Description: Tomorrow, to mark Archives Month, we will be on Twitter for #AskAnArchivist! We will answer any questions you may have about archives, from preserving your photos to favorites in our collection. Get your questions ready for this amazing line-up!William Bennett – Conservation Specialist, Smithsonian Institution Archives, attends to the physical needs of our archival collections
Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives Reference Team handles an average of around 6,000 queries per year, and if you us what people have been researching at the Archives recently, you'll get some pretty interesting responses. Although not comprehensive, here's a snapshot of the diverse range of information encompassed by the history of the world's largest museum complex!