Description: November is here and the leaves seem to finally be changing, which heralds the end of October is American Archives Month. Our 31-day Blogathon was a smashing success, garnering about 10,000 visits, and even though Archives month has come to a close, we will continue to post about our profession, our stories, and our wonderfully unique treasures. [caption id="attachment_9907"
Description: In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Museum Computer Network, this second blog explores the early interactions of MCN with the Smithsonian.
Description: The Archives recently received several scrapbooks created by Elizabeth C. Reed during her husband's tenure as Director of the National Zoological Park (NZP). These scrapbooks contain information about noteworthy events and consist mostly of newspaper clippings gathered from newspapers around the country. Anyone who's attempted to preserve scrapbooks can tell you it's a bit of