Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="Rendering of the north front of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT), now the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH), photographed from a colored drawing made by Elliot Glushak in 1961, 1961, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print,
Description: Pan-Institutional Survey The Smithsonian Institution Archives, partnering with seven Smithsonian units, conducted a comprehensive survey of audiovisual collections consisting of analog film, audio, and video held across the Institution. Proposed by the Audiovisual Archivists Interest Lunch (AVAIL) group and funded by the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF), this
Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives' multi-pronged preservation strategy that establishes a foundation of bit-level preservation for its digital collections.
Description: Scientific and scholarly pursuit are hindered when primary sources are un-cataloged or accessible only by visiting cultural heritage institutions. The Field Book Project seeks to promote awareness of and access to thousands of scientific field notes in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, and holdings at the National Museum of Natural History and the
Description: From 1967 to 1991, Mary E. Massey broke barriers for women at the Smithsonian by demonstrating her skills in spaces typically reserved only for men. Though Massey arrived at the Smithsonian as an elevator operator, by her retirement, she was the building manager for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. In a column reserved for the Smithsonian