Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary"
Welcome Secretary Skorton!
- Date: October 20, 2015
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution welcomes it’s thirteenth Secretary, David J. Skorton with an installation ceremony.
The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 8, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few
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Secretary and Outdoorsman: Alexander Wetmore
- Date: June 21, 2018
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12035,size=350,center]June is National Camping Month, and to celebrate we are recognizing one of the Smithsonian’s original outdoorsmen: Alexander Wetmore. The Smithsonian’s sixth Secretary thrived outside. Annually for 20 years Wetmore would make the trip south to Panama, to the same spot, Isla Iguana. There he would conduct his observations, record
Leonard Carmichael, Seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian
- Date: July 7, 2022
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: Dr. Leonard Carmichael led the Smithsonian Institution through many changes during his tenure as the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian. He presided over new museums and facility openings, special acquisitions, and exciting exhibitions. Because Carmichael was hired from outside of the Smithsonian, he brought a new perspective, his academic background, and skills to thrust
Effie Kapsalis Wins the Smithsonian Secretary’s Innovative Spirit Award
- Date: November 1, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Sneak Peek 2/17/2020
- Date: February 17, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Office of Executive Assistant to the Secretary in the east wing of the Smithsonian Institution, or Castle, April 10, 1912, with John U. Perkins, Harry Woodward Dorsey (chief clerk), and James G. Traylor (appointment clerk), SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B37_F02_008.
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Remembering Robert McCormick Adams, Secretary 1984-1994
- Date: January 29, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_10199,size=500,center]Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018) served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1984 to 1994. He succeeded S. Dillon Ripley who had overseen a period of remarkable expansion from 1964 to 1984. Dr. Dr. Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018) served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1984 to 1994. An
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Neither Snow nor Rain: a West Virginia Post Office in the Smithsonian
- Date: September 13, 2016
- Creator: Patrick Milhoan
- Description: [view:sia_slideshow==71908]By the late 1960s, curators at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now the National Museum of American History, were focusing on how to present aspects of the American experience to visitors of the museum in different ways. Instead of using "sterile techniques which have too frequently given visitors the false impression that all
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann S. Campbell
- Date: March 2, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women managers at the Smithsonian. Between 1968 and 1980, she directed the Management Analysis Office, responsible for surveying the Institution’s offices on their objectives, staffing, and function and developing any necessary operational changes. Under Campbell, the office was also tasked with issuing Smithsonian directives, including
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Carmen Turner
- Date: February 20, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Carmen Turner, Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1990–1992, was the Smithsonian’s chief operating officer. She led a comprehensive reorganizational study of the Smithsonian, and prioritized equal employment opportunities, welcoming more diverse audiences, and creating spaces for teenagers. #Groundbreaker
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Tracking Down the Elusive ‘Treasure House for Learning’
- Date: December 23, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Software tools are helping the Smithsonian find its early websites from the 1990s on the web.
Hoping it Will Help
- Date: December 2, 2014
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: How one dollar launched a fundraising campaign in 1925.