Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Accessibility Program"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell
- Date: March 20, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker
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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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Happy 50th Anniversary NMAH!
- Date: January 23, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Museum of American History which opened on January 23, 1964.
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It’s a Squirrelly Kind of Day
- Date: January 21, 2020
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: While squirrels get their own special day, the Smithsonian did have an expert about these familiar creatures.
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Link Love: 7/24/2014
- Date: July 25, 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.
Link Love: 2/28/2020
- Date: February 28, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- 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.
More of Our Favorite (Digital) Things
- Date: November 12, 2020
- Description: It’s time to add to our list of our favorite digital items from the Archives.
Word-processing files need love, too
- Date: December 31, 2015
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Word-processing documents are important to preserve as well as other digital items.
For Real - Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena
- Date: September 25, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Taking a look at some event cards from the Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena
Celebrating One Year and Many More to Come: National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date: September 26, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Just two days ago, the Smithsonian celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It seems like just yesterday that we were all waiting for the doors to open; yet, so much has happened in the past year. Since President Barack Obama rang the bell that opened the museum, long lines and happy faces are
Preserve Us From Particulates: Celebrating N95 Day
- Date: September 4, 2018
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: N95 Day is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to promote the safe and proper use of N95 face respirators.
Link Love: 2/1/2019
- Date: February 1, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- 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.