Results for "Those Inventive Americans (Education program)"
- Blog Post
The Mercury's Rising. Again.
- Date: May 30, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="296" caption="This image from Mercury mission number four taken on Sept. 13, 1961 is just one of the many images that was written on by engineers. Credit: NASA/JSC/Arizona State University."][/caption] On May 16th, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral to watch the Endeavor, the NASA space shuttle,
- Blog Post
Digital Humanists Dive Into Archives
- Date: August 3, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Bloggers on The Bigger Picture often describe how, in the course of their work, they come across intriguing archival objects and artifacts that trigger new insights into history. “Hands on” encounters with compelling evidence from the past are thrilling and can be provocative. But so can different sorts of encounters, including those that are driven by data, rather than
Revisiting the Magnificent Enterprise
- Date: March 20, 2018
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: In honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to revisit an important and inspiring exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in 1961. “The Magnificient Enterprise: Education Opens the Door” was a photographic exhibition based on the 100 years of higher education for women. Sponsored by Vassar College in observance of its
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Claudine Klose
- Date: July 20, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- 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.
The Work Continues While We Are Away
- Date: May 21, 2020
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Smithsonian archivists are reviewing challenges with sharing born-digital collections.
- Blog Post
A New Look at the Smithsonian: Louise Hutchinson
- Date: September 29, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Louise Hutchinson taught us about African American history in Washington, D.C., and in the Smithsonian itself.
- Webpage
National Zoological Park
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Volunteers and the Smithsonian: A History
- Date: April 5, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 03-057, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Department of Animal Programs, Letters of Complaint, 1986-2002
- Date: 1986 1986-2002
- Creator: National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: July 7, 2015
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly review of topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 12-585, Lemelson Center, Website Records, 1995-2008
- Date: 1995 1995-2008
- Creator: Lemelson Center
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Hot Topics In Archives Research
- Date: July 9, 2013
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: A quarterly overview of research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.