Results for "Smithsonian Institution. National Collections Program. National Collections Coordinator"
Serendipity and Unexpected Connections
- Date: April 23, 2020
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: Sometimes the research process reveals more than an answer to a single question. This is the story of the Smithsonian bison that inspired the “Buffalo Bill.”
A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz
- Date: March 19, 2013
- Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.
The Alice Pike Barney Studio House
- Date: December 4, 2014
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A look at the Alice Pike Barney's Studio House that was donated to the Smithsonian on December 5, 1961.
Link Love: 2/28/2014
- Date: February 28, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Sneak Peek: 12/07/2011
- Date: December 7, 2011
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Zoologist Clyde Roper poses next to a giant squid. 95-2835.
Digitization and Exploration: An Intern Works with the Exposition Records
- Date: December 10, 2020
- Description: Learn about the digitization process and some fun Smithsonian history from a fall internship project!
Sneak Peek 11/2/2015
- Date: November 2, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Dismantled aircraft "Enola Gay" at the Silver Hill Facility, 78-5526.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Frances Densmore
- Date: October 19, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
Sneak Peek 7/21/2014
- Date: July 21, 2014
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Lunar sample on exhibit in the Rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building, September 16, 1969.
William Henry Holmes
- Date: November 29, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The multi-talented William Henry Holmes contributed to the Smithsonian as an artist, explorer, geologist, archeologist and museum director.
Sneak Peek 11/20/2017
- Date: November 20, 2017
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Study of snails with Dr. Louis S. Kornicker, associate curator in the Division of Crustacea, and Dr. I. Gregory Sohn, of the U.S. Geological Survey, 72-4316-11A.
Sneak Peek 2/12/2018
- Date: February 12, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Exhibits staff prepare exhibition material for Hall 8, "Peoples of the Pacific," at Museum of Natural History, June 26, 1962, by Jack Scott, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-863F.