Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Arts and Humanities"
The Rich Legacy of Elvira Clain-Stefanelli
- Date: March 18, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Though small in stature, Elvira Clain-Stefanelli was a force to be reckoned with at the Smithsonian, where she earned the role of the first executive director of the National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection.
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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.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Ballard
- Date: August 25, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Amy Ballard is a senior historic preservation specialist emerita with the Smithsonian’s Architectural History and Historic Preservation Office, where she worked between 1985 until her retirement in 2016. She was promoted to senior historic preservation specialist in 2010. Ballard has contributed to plans for new buildings, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the
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Digital Humanists Dive Into Archives
- Date: August 3, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Bloggers on The Bigger Picture often describe how, in the course of their work, they come across intriguing archival objects and artifacts that trigger new insights into history. “Hands on” encounters with compelling evidence from the past are thrilling and can be provocative. But so can different sorts of encounters, including those that are driven by data, rather than
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: January 12, 2021
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
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Creating a Digital Smithsonian
- Date: September 28, 2010
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: [caption id="attachment_8323" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Smithsonian employees attend the 2010 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Photograph by Michael Barnes."][/caption] For two days in mid-September, Smithsonian Institution employees gathered for a digitization fair to share ideas and hear about some neat projects. Even those who work here are impressed by
Spreading a Little Kindness Here at Smithsonian
- Date: November 13, 2018
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Couldn’t we all use a little more warmth and kindness in the world? For World Kindness Day, we’re highlighting acts of kindness by Smithsonian employees that were featured in the staff newsletter, "The Torch."
Spooks and Spirits: Stories of the Smithsonian
- Date: October 31, 2015
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Tall tales and spooky ghost stories from Smithsonian history.
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“A Wildlife Paradise”: International Collaboration on the DMZ Ecology in the 1960s
- Date: November 12, 2019
- Description: The DMZ ecology project reveals the Smithsonian’s commitment to ecological research programs as well as the complexity and contingency of an international collaboration.
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!
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!
“Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark
- Date: March 13, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.