Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History and Culture"
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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
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‘Oh, I’m Glad That’s on the Mall’: NMAAHC Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary
- Date: September 23, 2021
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: The National Museum of African American History and Culture marks its fifth anniversary.
Folklife Festival 2011: Colombia and the Smithsonian
- Date: July 5, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Mara Mayor
- Date: November 10, 2021
- 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.
Talk Story: Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
- Date: May 18, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage Month.
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Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives’ Website
- Date: January 18, 2018
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collections to its website. This is a periodic post highlighting new acquisitions and individual collection items.New Finding Aids Online: A group of collections documenting the field work of scientists who worked at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology:
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I Found It In the Archives
- Date: October 14, 2010
- Creator: Ginger Yowell
- Description: As you may know, the Smithsonian is celebrating Archives Month this October. This year, the Society of American Archivists is observing the month with the theme "I Found It in the Archives," which is meant to promote the treasures and gems that researchers find in archival collections, such as genealogical information about their families or materials related to their special
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It Takes a Village: Anniversary of the Anacostia Museum Opening
- Date: September 15, 2011
- Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8698,size=300,left]Today marks the forty-fourth anniversary of the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum (ACM), then called the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. The ACM opened in 1967 at the old Carver Theater in the Anacostia section of Washington, DC. The “experimental community museum” was first suggested by the Smithsonian’s eighth Secretary S.
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
Throwback Thursday, Smithsonian-Style
- Date: December 20, 2018
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Slide back through time by exploring historic Smithsonian spaces in these before-and-after shots
International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part II
- Date: June 15, 2017
- Description: The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo.
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Museum Computer Network and the Smithsonian Institution: The Vision
- Date: April 13, 2017
- Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this first blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.