Results for "Smithsonian Half-Century Book Project"
Another Milestone Met: Reminiscing about the Field Book Project and Looking Forward
- Date: February 21, 2019
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: The intense efforts that started the Field Book Project and have kept it in high gear are slowing down to a sustainable pace. After almost ten years, grant funding for the Field Book Project has drawn to a close, but there is still plenty more to look forward to that will benefit researchers for years to come.
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Field Book Project Highlights Scientific Exploration with New Flickr Commons Photos
- Date: November 17, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Flickr Commons: Summertime Set from the Field Book Project
- Date: June 26, 2012
- Creator: Susannah Wells
- Description: To ring in the summer months, the Field Book Project contributed a set of grasses and other plants photographed by Brazilian botanist, André Goeldi.
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The Field Book Project: Uncovering Hidden Gems at the Smithsonian
- Date: September 21, 2010
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
A New Perspective from the Field Book Project
- Date: October 18, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: We just launched a new set of images on Flickr Commons documenting the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey.
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century
- Date: November 18, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.
A Glimpse into the Past: A look at the contents of an early 20th century diary
- Date: August 13, 2013
- Description: In conservation it can be easy to overlook the content of an item and just get on with the treatment. Here is a case where overlooking the content was simply not possible.
A Close-up with Field Book “Specimens”
- Date: December 26, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: The Smithsonian’s Field Book Project is a continuous fount of work for both our digitization crew here at the Archives and for me as the conservator in charge of the project’s physical needs. Over the past several weeks I have worked on a variety of field books with different structures and treatment requirements, and will share a few of the most common features I’ve seen in
Microfilm Reels in the 21st Century
- Date: June 20, 2019
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: A brief history on the invention and implementation of microfilm and our acquisition of a new, modern microfilm reader/scanner that enables us to provide digital access to and enhance the quality of SIA’s microfilm collections.
The David Crockett Graham Field Book Collection: A Portal for Chinese Culture and Biodiversity
- Date: June 21, 2012
- Description: A closer look into the life and work of biologist, anthropologist and missionary David Crockett Graham.
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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19th-Century Marine Life’s Role in the 21st Century
- Date: January 25, 2011
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.