Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Accessibility Program"
Link Love: 7/23/2021
- Date: July 23, 2021
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Link Love: 8/30/2019
- Date: August 30, 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.
- Blog Post
Link Love: 8/31/2018
- Date: August 31, 2018
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- 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.
Link Love: 03/05/2021
- Date: March 5, 2021
- 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.
Now You See It, Now You Don't - The Foucault Pendulum at the National Museum of American History
- Date: November 8, 2018
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays, a look inside the Foucault pendulum that used to hang at the National Museum of American History.
- Blog Post
Celebrating Women’s History Month with #HerNaturalHistory
- Date: March 7, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This month, we invite you to follow along as we participate in the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s Her Natural History campaign to highlight women natural scientists in our collections. And don’t forget to head to the Smithsonian Transcription Center to help us transcribe notes from women working in the field.
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease: A Custom Storage Solution for an Unusual Collection
- Date: February 5, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Unusual sized and shaped items can be a challenge in archives—here’s how our conservation staff dealt with a particularly tricky accession.
Meet Robert Ridgway, Ornithologist and Artist
- Date: January 14, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: An introduction to Robert Ridgway, curator of birds at the United States National Museum from 1869-1929.
- Blog Post
Mary Vaux Walcott’s Wild Flowers
- Date: March 26, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: In the 1920s, Mary Vaux Walcott published five volumes of her wildflower drawings and donated the proceeds to the Smithsonian.
Link Love: 2/17/2017
- Date: February 17, 2017
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C and American history.
A Recipe from the Archives: Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip
- Date: January 20, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Need some snack inspiration for your family’s Super Bowl game watch? Look no further than the 1984 NMNH Docent Cookbook. Read about how we whipped up the Baked Mushroom Cheese Dip.
- Blog Post
Yes, We’re Still Talking About Email
- Date: August 4, 2015
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Archives and libraries are seeking various ways to preserve and to make email collections available to researchers.