Results for "Those Inventive Americans (Education program)"
An Intern Learns from Those Who Came Before
- Date: August 16, 2016
- Description: A brief tale of a Smithsonian summer internship and the experience, knowledge, and change that ensued.
The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III
- Date: February 7, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program
- Date: March 10, 2022
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.
The First Quest for a National African American Museum
- Date: September 22, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: As National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, let’s look at the first efforts to establish a National African American Museum.
The World Is Yours: Unheralded American Inventors
- Date: November 17, 2020
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Did you know that Joseph Francis invented the first metal life-saving boat? Or that Gail Borden invented the process for creating condensed milk? Neither did I until I heard The World Is Yours episode titled “Unheraled American Inventors,” which originally aired on April 4, 1937.Where most of the episodes I’ve listened to begin with the host walking up to two people while they
Hot Topics in Archives Research
- Date: October 24, 2013
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: A quarterly overview of research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
The World is Yours: Smithsonian on the Radio
- Date: June 8, 2017
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: The Smithsonian's "The World is Yours" series was one of the most successful educational radio programs of of the 1930s.
Recognizing the Smithsonian Staff Who Served in the Gulf War
- Date: November 10, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This Veterans Day, we salute the 21 men and women at the Smithsonian who served in the Gulf War.
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Just what is an archives, anyway?
- Date: October 5, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: This month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives, along with many other archives across the Smithsonian and around the nation, will be celebrating American Archives Month. The purpose of this celebration is "to raise awareness about the value of archives and archivists." We write a lot about what an archivist does on this blog, but, for those of you who don't know and are
“Ding” Darling’s Ducks and What’s Good for the Earth
- Date: May 7, 2020
- Description: Throughout his twenty-five years as a Science Service journalist, Frank Thone maintained an active correspondence with fellow scientists and conservationists. His letters in the Smithsonian Institution Archives both preserve his wit and offer a glimpse at the informal networking that helped shape how Americans perceived the natural world. One of Thone’s correspondents was a
Hot Topics in Archives Research
- Date: February 18, 2014
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Happy National Inventors Day!
- Date: February 11, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: We wish you a Happy National Inventors Day and invite you to check out the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History!