Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Madeleine Jacobs
- Date: July 29, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
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In Memoriam: Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)
- Date: December 17, 2018
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives remembers Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)
Field Work and a World War
- Date: July 12, 2012
- Description: An examination of some of the field books of Bohumil Shimek, who documented the effects of WWI while doing research in Europe.
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: December 8, 2015
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Mac Salad and Two Scoops Rice
- Date: May 14, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the Archives takes a look back at the exhibition, "From Bentō to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai’i."
Roam if You Want to....Roam Around the World
- Date: May 13, 2021
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: It has officially been 426 days since the Smithsonian Institution (including the Archives) first closed its doors. Many may be wondering….how does an archivist, especially one who deals directly with photographs or photographic negatives, continue to work from home for over a year? Well, my friends, I will give you a brief glimpse into some of the work I have been able to
How Gloria Steinem Inspired Change at the Smithsonian
- Date: February 2, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: In December 1978, Gloria Steinem met with the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council (SIWC) to advise the group on carrying out the work of change at the Smithsonian and to broaden members’ understanding of the women’s movement. As described by attendees, the conversation was “dynamite…great…wonderful.” One member expressed her surprise at finding Steinem so agreeable;
Science Service, Up Close: Radio Extends the Audience, Inauguration Day, 1925
- Date: January 19, 2017
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: President Calvin Coolidge's second inauguration in 1925 reaches an audience of millions, thanks to a new technological innovation--the radio.
The Smithsonian Castle Construction Begins
- Date: March 19, 2019
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or the “Castle,” is the most iconic of all the Smithsonian’s 769 facilities, which include its nineteen museums, nine research centers, National Zoo, and all of its other establishments. The Castle was the first building constructed specifically for the Smithsonian after it was founded in 1846. On March 19, 1847, a contract was signed with
Science Service, Up Close: Covering the Atom, August 1945
- Date: August 6, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Details of Helen Miles Davis and Science Service coverage of the atomic bomb.
Connecting the Oceans: 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal
- Date: August 14, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: 100 years ago in August of 1914, the Panama Canal opened to commercial shipping. Smithsonian scientists knew the canal would create major environmental changes and have spent the last 100 years documenting them.
Further Research in the Conservation and Preservation of Letterpress Copybooks
- Date: January 26, 2016
- Description: Postgraduate Fellow Laura Dellapiana presents new research outcomes for stabilization of letterpress copybooks with significant damage.