Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Archives"
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Wisdom is in the head, and not in the beard...
- Date: March 24, 2010
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution
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Reflections on Women's History Month
- Date: May 7, 2009
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: Throughout March, archivists from the Smithsonian Institution Archives archivists blogged about the women scientists in the Science Service Records (1902-1965). Here is a reflection on their experience.
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Family Vacation
- Date: March 24, 2009
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this is the third in a series of installments from Smithsonian Institution Archives staff highlighting women in science photographs. We will post portraits of women science here throughout the month.
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A Surprise from Th Jefferson
- Date: January 6, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="221" caption="At the turn of the century, visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance, c. 1900, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 8, Negative Number:
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Merging Chemistry and Nutrition: Pauline Gracia Beery Mack
- Date: March 17, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="284" caption="Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (1891-1974), by Underwood & Underwood, Date unknown, Black and white photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, SIA Acc. 90-105 (SIA-SIA2008-5750)."][/caption] For the month of March, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be
An Artistic Composition
- Date: December 6, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research, including a rebus letter.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ellen Alers
- Date: April 7, 2021
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- 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.
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The Smithsonian Sent Healing Wheels to WWI
- Date: June 21, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: One of the challenges of being a reference archivist is focusing on the inquiries received, while suppressing the bits of information you come across that may be of personal interest (the corner of my desk is occupied by an ever increasing list of topics I aspire to research further on my own time). Recently, however, a colleague who is familiar with my interest in rare and
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Bruff’s Artistic Code Cracked by Clever Collaborators
- Date: December 28, 2011
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research, including a translated rebus letter.
Stumbling Upon . . . Calvin Coolidge
- Date: December 5, 2013
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The science and method of conducting research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Ruth Murray Underhill: Woman of the People
- Date: March 21, 2013
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The life of Ruth Murray Underhill, an Anthropologist, who worked with Native American tribes throughout the Southwest.
Open Minds Open Doors
- Date: March 15, 2012
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- Description: The life and achievements of May (Mary) Gorslin Preston Slosson, one of the first women to receive a PhD.