Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Museum Reference Center"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 15-193, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2014
- Date: 2014
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000625, Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs, Records, 1975-1989
- Date: 1975 1975-1989
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 99-003, Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs, Records, 1981-1985
- Date: 1981 1981-1985
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 18-254, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2017
- Date: 2017
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
Cabinet of Curiosities
- Date: September 7, 2010
- Creator: Sarah Stauderman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_8083" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="The mysterious cabinet of curiosities with assorted film cameras perched on top, 2010, by Michael Barnes, SIA."][/caption] Last fall a piece of furniture showed up in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) reception area. Aside from a few nicks, it is a large, handsome cabinet with drawers and double
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret Brown Klapthor
- Date: June 29, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Margaret Brown Klapthor, National Museum of American History, was an expert on White House history, curated the Smithsonian’s First Ladies collection, and wrote several books on First Ladies history. #Groundbreaker
- Webpage
The Smithsonian in Latin America Today
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish]Smithsonian scientific interchange with Latin America continues in the depth and breadth demonstrated by the historical record. The tradition of collegial relationships across the Americas derives new meaning from concerns over the responsible stewardship of the earth's natural resources. In Belize, the National Museum of Natural History leased a small island
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Eva J. Pell
- Date: February 26, 2020
- Description: Eva J. PellSmithsonian Institution Archives Oral History Collection, SIA009640Eva J. Pell (1948- ), Smithsonian Undersecretary for Science from 2010 to 2014, cracked a glass ceiling by becoming the highest-ranking woman to serve as a science manager at the Smithsonian. She was born in New York City to immigrant parents who, from the start, encouraged her to pursue and value
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Records of the Assistant Secretary
- Date: April 20, 2011
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12311,size=230,right]These records are amongst the most frequently used collections, and the most historically important records, in the Archives. US National Museum (USNM) incumbents included: Spencer F. Baird, 1850–1881G. Brown Goode, 1881–1896, including the years 1881–1887 when he served as Assistant Director of the Museum without the title of
Women in Science Wednesday: Janet Douglas
- Date: December 30, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Janet Douglas, Head of Technical Studies at the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute, studies works of art and archaeology especially inorganic materials such as stone, jade, and metal. #Groundbreaker
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website
- Date: April 16, 2019
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
Link Love: 7/13/2018
- Date: July 13, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: An archaeological dig in the ancient city of Olympus has turned up a rare clay tablet with 13 verses of Homer's Odyssey likely from the 8th Century BC. [via BBC]Dancer Gesel Mason is creating a digital archive of black choreographers' work. [via NPR]Emmett Till's casket on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) may be