Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research"
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Diminutive but Determined: Mary Jane Rathbun
- Date: March 6, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Mary Jane Rathbun, diminutive but determined, was the first full time female curator at the Smithsonian.
Spotlight: Oscar Loew, Office of the Chemist
- Date: August 26, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: a closer look at Oscar Loew, the first person to hold the Office of Smithsonian Chemist.
Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions
- Date: September 22, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: At the Smithsonian Institution Archives we've added some new staff, including Patrick Milhoan, our new Archives Technician.
Fifty Years and Many More to Come!
- Date: September 12, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Friday, September 15th, 2017 marks the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum. Originally named the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Secretary Ripley envisioned this as a place to reach out to black residents of Washington, DC who were not seeing themselves in the museums on the Mall. Reporting on the opening of the museum, Secretary Ripley writes that
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Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers
- Date: April 19, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is
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Smithsonian’s First Earth Day
- Date: April 20, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: How did the Smithsonian take part in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970?
Happy Thanksgiving!
- Date: November 24, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Happy Thanksgiving from the Smithsonian Institution Archives!
Records Management Resources
- Date: October 11, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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William Stimpson and the Golden Age of American Natural History
- Date: July 17, 2018
- Description: Ron Vasile teaches AP U.S. History, U.S. History and Anthropology at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois.We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.
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Link Love: 9/21/2012
- Date: September 21, 2012
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Field Work and a World War
- Date: July 12, 2012
- Description: An examination of some of the field books of Bohumil Shimek, who documented the effects of WWI while doing research in Europe.
Archives Puzzles: A Centennial Celebration
- Date: July 5, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.