Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Programs"
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: April 1, 2021
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
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Who do you trust?
- Date: July 30, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_1641" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="why? dia doscientos catorce, by Flickr member, Andrea"][/caption] Last weekend, I was working, editing a short essay about the rise of “citizen journalism” by Fred Ritchin, author of the recently published After Photography, which we’ll be uploading soon on click! photography changes everything.
Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse
- Date: March 29, 2012
- Description: A profile of Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and advocate for the mentally ill.
Smithsonian Marine Biology Station in Florida
- Date: October 16, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Did you know the Smithsonian has a Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, where visiting researchers can study marine organisms onsite?
Travel to the Tropics, Archives-style!
- Date: January 30, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Travel with us to the Galapagos and the Marshall Islands as we launch some warm-weather scientific field books, diaries, and correspondence. While it’s not very wintery in Washington D.C., we’re hoping this will offer an escape to those entering the long remaining months of snow, sleet, and ice. And if you’re avoiding the cold, what a better way to spend your time than helping
A Founding Father's Day
- Date: June 16, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A closer look at Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and the father-son duo's relationship to the Smithsonian.
- Blog Post
150 Years Ago: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
- Date: April 14, 2015
- Description: In New York City when he heard of Lincoln’s assassination, Secretary Joseph Henry returned to Washington for the president’s funeral.
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease: A Custom Storage Solution for an Unusual Collection
- Date: February 5, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Unusual sized and shaped items can be a challenge in archives—here’s how our conservation staff dealt with a particularly tricky accession.
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Carol O’Donnell
- Date: November 4, 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.
Everything I Own
- Date: February 6, 2020
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: Some refer to the Smithsonian as "America's Attic." It probably earned this nickname because throughout its history, the Smithsonian has acquired artifacts, relics, paintings, personal collections, and even hair samples related to the Commander in Chief (yes, the National Museum of American History has a collection of presidential hairs!).With Presidents' Day coming up on
17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!)
- Date: August 10, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On the Smithsonian's 170th birthday, here are 17 stories of how items have made their way to our collections!
- Blog Post
Retouching Reality
- Date: October 16, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="attachment_2499" align="alignnone" width="195" caption="Newborn princess Beatrix with her mother, crown princess Juliana, The Netherlands, 1938, Nationaal Archiefs. "] [/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="189" caption="Newborn princess Beatrix with her mother, crown princess Juliana, The Netherlands, 1938, Nationaal Archiefs.