Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413" caption="Statue of Freedom in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Rotunda, 1890s, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 3 Folder July 1979 and Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder May 1976, Negative Number:MHT 16238."][/caption]
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="365" caption="At the end of the three-story high concourse in the Smithsonian Institutions underground complex is an illusionist mural by Richard Haas, The mural depicts through ancient stone arches the Arts and Industries Building and the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle, both located above ground, adjacent to the
Description: We’re lucky that our interns love coffee, because for this summer’s final project, I selected Russell Greenberg’s Field notes, Xalapa and Chiapas, Mexico, 2001 for a full conservation treatment. If you’ve not had your morning cup yet, you may be wondering why we celebrate his work on National Coffee Day. Dr. Greenberg was an ornithologist, founder and director of the
Description: With the recent acquisition of the papers of scientist John H. Dearborn, here is an introduction to his life and research at the edge of the world.
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
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442" caption="The 131st Birthday Party in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building on August 10, 1977, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder September 1977, Negative Number: 77-10604-12."][/caption]
Description: Learning the basis of landscape ecology to understand how the Transcription Center and the Smithsonian Institution Archives community of #volunpeers operates as a system.
Description: How the projects are selected for inclusion in the Smithsonian Transcription Center and how the digital volunteers who contribute their work help make collections accessible.