Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science. African-American Program"
- Blog Post
New Field Book Sets on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons
- Date: August 24, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 9/9/2016
- Date: September 9, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: New to the interwebs: a massive archive of 150 years of photography capturing Russian life from more than 40 institutions and collections. [via Hyperallergic]Nominate your favorite .gov website for the U.S. Federal Government End of Term Web Archive! [via The Signal, Library of Congress]Why save a computer virus, indeed?! [via The Conversation]Giant pandas are no longer
- Historic Pictures
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden opened in 1974 to house the modern art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Located west of the Arts and Industries Building, in the first truly modern building on the National Mall, the Museum and Sculpture Garden feature artists such as Calder, de Kooning, and Rodin. History of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenAdditional
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 98-129, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Archives Center, Duke Ellington Collection Records, circa 1985-1993
- Date: 1985 1985-1993 circa 1985-1993
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Archives Center
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-153, Smithsonian Associates Office of Public Affairs, Publicity Records, 1996-1999
- Date: 1996 1996-1999
- Creator: Smithsonian Associates. Office of Public Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
Biographical Information
- Date: April 20, 2011
- Description: Biographical information can be found throughout the Archives’ holdings. These collections are especially rich in material documenting Smithsonian staff and scientific collaborators. Accession 05-123, Smithsonian Institution, Personnel Records, 1892–1952 This accession consists of early personnel records. Notable staff include: C.G. (Charles Greeley) Abbot, Carl Whiting
- Blog Post
The “Enigmatic” First Artist-In-Residence at the Smithsonian
- Date: June 7, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Late 2015, the beta version of the Smithsonian’s Learning Lab, a new digital platform providing access to digital resources across the Smithsonian alongside tools for teachers and students, launched. I was delighted to see a related social media update hinting at some of the discoveries to be had with the Learning Lab, one of which showed Saul Steinberg drawings on Smithsonian
- Regents
Clark, Jeannine Smith (10/05/1928-10/4/2018)
- Date: Regent Tenure: 8/26/1983-1994
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 10-006, National Museum of African Art (U.S.) Office of Education and Public Programs, Program Files, 1973-2007
- Date: 1973 1973-2007
- Creator: National Museum of African Art. Office of Education and Public Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Gallery
National Zoo
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Description: The National Zoological Park was conceived by William Temple Hornaday and established by an act of Congress in 1889. The Smithsonian’s collection of living animals was originally intended to aid taxidermists’ studies, but Smithsonian Secretaries Spencer F. Baird and Samuel P. Langley helped expand the small menagerie’s purpose. Today it houses over 2,000 animals of around 400
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 06-146, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Program Files, 1983-2005
- Date: 1983 1983-2005
- Creator: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
The man, the myth, the lens
- Date: May 17, 2010
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: [caption id="attachment_6524" align="alignright" width="220" caption="Linsey Scott, Intern, and Michael Barnes, Photographer, from the Center of Scientific Imaging and Photography stand in front of the freshly remounted world-record Black Marlin that was caught in 1953 using 130 pound test line by Alfred C. Glascock, Jr."][/caption] I had the recent opportunity to sit down