Description: Explore what happened in 1969 when a man brought a hatchet and butcher knife to Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to attack a display of snakes.
Description: Archives pay tribute to Gene Wilder. [via University of Iowa Libraries]A behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Film Archives' efforts to save historic films...and the task is enormous. [via NY Times]The director who's making history on 9/24 with the opening of our National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lonnie Bunch. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Speaking of the
Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.
Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="From 1897-1903, galleries were built on the second floor of the United States National Museum (USNM), now the Arts and Industries Building (A&I), to provide more exhibit space, Pictured are men beside bricks to be used in the construction of the galleries, c. 1897-1903, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print,
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Ray Dudley, assistant grounds foreman in the Office of Horticulture, gives some Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center pre-schoolers the word on the trees and plants in their playground, He also gave the kids some safety tips--including a warning not to eat holly berries, 1989, by Rick Vargas, Photographic print, Smithsonian