Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Programs"
- Blog Post
The Inhabitants of "Defense Mansion"
- Date: July 14, 2011
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: This post is the second in a series this month that honors the anniversary of the famous Scopes Trial, held in Tennessee from July 10–21, 1925, and highlights a set of rare and newly digitized photographs, from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, of witnesses at the trial collections, which have been added to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. In tone, composition, and setting,
Remembering Jessie Cohen
- Date: October 29, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: At SPI, we were sad to learn that Jessie Cohen died earlier this week. Jessie was one of the photographic mainstays at the Smithsonian; she started working at the Smithsonian National Zoo in 1979, photographing animals, their living quarters, and behind-the-scenes events for exhibition, education, and marketing purposes. In addition, Jessie also managed the Zoo’s exhibition
The Search Server is Dead, Long Live the Search Server.
- Date: April 30, 2019
- Creator: Andrew Whitesell
- Description: The Archives says goodbye to one search server while welcoming in a new one.
How Much is in That Terabyte?
- Date: December 6, 2018
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: 2018 was a busy year for born-digital collections at the Archives
Link Love: 3/7/2014
- Date: March 7, 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.
Clean Sweep in the New Year: Organizing Digital Photos
- Date: January 4, 2011
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Giving New Life to Old Media
- Date: May 19, 2022
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Advances in technology have helped to bring new life to media that is unplayable via traditional means.
Revisiting the Magnificent Enterprise
- Date: March 20, 2018
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: In honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to revisit an important and inspiring exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in 1961. “The Magnificient Enterprise: Education Opens the Door” was a photographic exhibition based on the 100 years of higher education for women. Sponsored by Vassar College in observance of its
Archives Puzzles: SOS(C)
- Date: August 27, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
Link Love: 8/07/2020
- Date: August 7, 2020
- 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.
Link Love: 9/30/2016
- Date: September 30, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Join us and other archives around the U.S. to ask questions on Twitter Wednesday, 10/5. #AskAnArchivist [via SAA]A new project looking at the role photography plays in science, with an essay from our own, Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette on the credit due to scientist Rosalind Franklin. [via curator Marvin Heiferman]The International Criminal Court has ruled that destroying
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amina Dickerson
- Date: October 24, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Amina Dickerson, Director of Education at the National Museum of African Art, 1974 to 1982, established African Heritage Month at the Smithsonian and led work to make the museum educational programs more accessible. #Groundbreaker