Results for "The May Project (Blog)"
Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
- Date: January 12, 2021
- Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2019
- Date: June 25, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Here are some of the highlights of the research conducted this spring at SIA.
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: June 10, 2014
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2021
- Date: April 8, 2021
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!
Finding Our Way Ahead
- Date: June 16, 2022
- Description: Since our last post, we have moved back to working on site in our new, hybrid normal. See how our proposals for new workflows are turning out!
Career advice from our Preservation Coordinator
- Date: May 1, 2018
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: This is post is part of our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professional. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Smithsonian Institution Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Don’t be afraid to let us know who you might like to hear from next!What is preservation? This is a
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Hindsight is 20/20: Revisiting Paper Treatments From Twenty Years Ago
- Date: April 28, 2011
- Description: This post is written in honor of Preservation Week, April 24–30, 2011. In celebration of this week, preservation specialists around the world will bring attention to the preservation work going on in their institutions, and inspire action to preserve collections in libraries, archives, museums, and communities. [caption id="attachment_12654" align="aligncenter" width="432"
Lasting Consequences from Past Solar Eclipses
- Date: August 22, 2017
- Description: Solar eclipse trips can have lasting effects on an astronomy student’s life, as NASM’s David DeVorkin tells us about the 1970 Yale Observatory expedition and beach party to view an eclipse at Nantucket.
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The Smithsonian in Books
- Date: July 10, 2013
- Description: A list of books which reference the Smithsonian.
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The Billionaire Club . . .
- Date: December 22, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_3314" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Looking, May 2009, by Karthick Ramalingam, Digital photograph, Pentax K200D, www.makkaphotography.com, © Karthick Ramalingam."][/caption] What photography is, how it works, and the ways it has become indispensable in our lives are difficult to pin down. The medium itself keeps changing and trying to figure
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Exploring the National Parks
- Date: August 1, 2017
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: August is National Parks Month, but the Smithsonian has celebrated the National Park Service for decades! Enjoy a selection of national parks images from the Archives' collection.
An Undersea Invertebrates Update: Treatment Progress on Bartsch’s Nudibranchs Field Book
- Date: May 18, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Treatment continues on Paul Bartsch’s field book documenting nudibranchs—see our progress!