Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department"
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A Library for the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council
- Date: September 7, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: From The Feminine Mystique to Ms. magazine: take a look at what members of the Women’s Council were reading in the 1970s and 1980s.
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century
- Date: November 18, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.
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Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute
- Date: October 9, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the
Sneak Peek: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Date: March 11, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Series of photographs of Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute buildings and facilities at Barro Colorado, Naos, and Galeta islands, Panama, 1960s, SIA RU000095.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann S. Campbell
- Date: March 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women managers at the Smithsonian. Between 1968 and 1980, she directed the Management Analysis Office, responsible for surveying the Institution’s offices on their objectives, staffing, and function and developing any necessary operational changes. Under Campbell, the office was also tasked with issuing Smithsonian directives, including
Society of American Archivists Conference Recap
- Date: August 23, 2012
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: Several SIA Archivists participated in the 2012 Society of American Archivists confernence, discussing such topics as archiving websites, Encoded Archival Context (EAD) and the Fieldbook Project.
RIMM: Tips for Weeding Your Email
- Date: April 25, 2013
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: For Records and Information Management Month, here are some tips for managing the size of your email account.
Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way
- Date: January 31, 2017
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.
Sneak Peek 12/10/2018
- Date: December 10, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Staff from Office of Computing Services and the Accounting Office with new computing equipment for use in the implementation of the Smithsonian Institution Financial Management Information System (SIFMIS), SIA RU000371, 78-6288-31.
Summer In The City
- Date: June 27, 2017
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: A before-and-after look at the the entrances and rotundas around the Smithsonian.
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Collecting Stories. Saving Treasures. Building a New Museum.
- Date: February 16, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives will be celebrating African American History Month throughout February with a series of related posts on THE BIGGER PICTURE. When I interviewed Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, as part of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative’s online project click! photography changes
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From a Humble Beginning: The Smithsonian’s first Internet Domain
- Date: September 17, 2015
- Description: The origins of the Smithsonian’s internet domain or address.