Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education. Research, Libraries, Archives Collections Conservation Task Force"
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2019
- Date: December 26, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you’ll get into some
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Smithsonian's Photo Summit
- Date: October 12, 2009
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Installation View of Smithsonian Photography Exhibition Art Section, by Thomas Smillie, c.
You Asked, We Answered: 2015 Ask an Archivist
- Date: November 10, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: On Thursday, October 22nd, four of our archivists/conservators were available on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about preserving your own archival collections. The four archivists at the Q&A have specialties in the preservation and organization of audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (email, digital video, etc.) This is our fifth year hosting
Celebrating the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Date: September 17, 2020
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Documenting the history, programs, and activities of the Smithsonian Latino Center through the capture of their websites and their other online sites.
An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: February 4, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!
The Starting Line
- Date: June 19, 2014
- Description: From April 7-18, 2014, JA Pryse was in residence with the Smithsonian Institution Archives fulfilling the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professional Program fellowship awarded in January of this year. Over the information packed two weeks a number of innovative digital processes were gathered which are valuable to the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division’s present
Volunteer Appreciation: Kathy Boi
- Date: April 14, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: We celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month by recognizing Kathy Boi, an oral history project volunteer.
Hold your fire! Fire prevention in archives, museums, and libraries
- Date: February 7, 2012
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: Discussion of fires and fire prevention in museums, libraries, and archives, with resources.
Goodbye, 2020: Working Through a Different Kind of Year
- Date: December 31, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Despite so many setbacks this year, Archives staff has continued to serve our researchers.
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Posing a Thoughtful Question….and Answers (Action, Direction)
- Date: December 17, 2019
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: Excited to research at the Archives, but don’t know where to start? Below are a few tips about details you should include in your inquiry that will help us help you.
Adventures in Adopt-a-Book
- Date: April 21, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Hear from Archives staff about some of the items up for “adoption” at the 2022 Adopt-a-Book salons and what makes them so special.
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Passwords and Paper Printouts: Preserving the Electronic Records of the Devra Kleiman Papers
- Date: July 28, 2011
- Description: In the course of my internship at the Smithsonian Archives’ Digital Services Division I’ve worked with myriad digital records, converting both new material and past accessions into formats that can be more easily preserved. But the most exciting part of my time here came when I was given my very own accession, the Devra G. Kleiman Papers, to work on. My task was to copy all of