Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research"
Sneak Peek 7/29/2019
- Date: July 29, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Section of Vertebrate Paleontology staff of the United States National Museum, with research associate Oliver Perry Hay, and assistant curators Charles Whitney Gilmore and James Williams Gidley, MNH-38548A.
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See Here: 2/15/2010
- Date: February 15, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="255" caption="Astrophysicist and fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1928-1944) Charles Greeley Abbot sitting in a chair with printouts of solar observations connected to a Oatmeal container, c. 1960s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder 2,
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Joan Madden
- Date: February 5, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Joan Madden, Assistant Director for Education, 1987–88, Supervisory Information and Education Specialist, 1980–86, and Education Coordinator, 1974–80, was integral to the development and management of the Discovery Room and Naturalist Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She also managed volunteers for Smithsonian’s Office of Elementary and Secondary
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Scientists Arrive in Dayton...and Find a Mansion
- Date: July 11, 2011
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: March 12, 2015
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly review of topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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New Donation of Scopes Trial Photos to the Smithsonian Archives
- Date: February 3, 2010
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: July 7, 2015
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly review of topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Records and Information Management Month: The Librarian
- Date: April 28, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A clause in the last will and testament of English scientist James Smithson eventually led to his estate being left to the United States "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” There was much debate as to what constituted such an establishment, but many of the proposals
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We Don't Know about You, But We’re Feeling (20)22
- Date: December 30, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Despite another year of telework and limited physical access to our collections, the Smithsonian Institution Archives has continued to serve our researchers and share more of our collections with the public.
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See Here: 1/11/2010
- Date: January 11, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="382" caption="Samuel P. Langley, 1834-1906, third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1887-1906), observing birds in flight from the roof of the Arts and Industries Building, c. 1901-02, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit
Link Love: 10/14/2011
- Date: October 14, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Fletcher
- Date: March 11, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Dr. Valerie Fletcher joined the research staff at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1978 and was promoted to a curatorial role in 1984. Fletcher worked as an Assistant and Associate Curator, 1984–92, Curator of Sculpture, 1992–2005, and Senior Curator, 2005–16. In retirement, Fletcher continues her research at the Museum as Senior Curator Emerita. #Groundbreaker