Results for "United States Book Exchange"
The Smithsonian International Exchange Service in World War II
- Date: July 16, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: While responding to a digitization request, I uncovered the story of how the Smithsonian International Exchange Service (1849-1992) helped rebuild the library collections of Chinese cultural heritage institutions during the Second World War.
The Birth of a Building: Constructing the United States National Museum
- Date: June 20, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The birth of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, as told through construction photographs.
Archives Puzzles: Exchanging Information Before the Internet
- Date: February 1, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.
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.
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Conserving Harper’s Three-for-One Field Book
- Date: August 24, 2017
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: Though a large part of our collections are flat—that is, they are unbound materials as opposed to bound, three-dimensional objects—a significant group of our holdings do live in bindings and book structures (some of my previous blog contributions have dealt with books, but none with as great a degree of intervention). Treating a field book became more complicated—and more
New Field Book Images on Flickr Commons
- Date: December 6, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Check out our latest set of images from our Field Book Project on the Flickr Commons.
The David Crockett Graham Field Book Collection: A Portal for Chinese Culture and Biodiversity
- Date: June 21, 2012
- Description: A closer look into the life and work of biologist, anthropologist and missionary David Crockett Graham.
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The Field Book Project: Uncovering Hidden Gems at the Smithsonian
- Date: September 21, 2010
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Arthur Wilson Stelfox: Another Gift from the United Kingdom
- Date: July 23, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: With a large personal collection of specimens, Arthur Wilson Stelfox took steps to ensure his work will go on for decades to come.
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Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute
- Date: October 9, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the
Field Work and a World War
- Date: July 12, 2012
- Description: An examination of some of the field books of Bohumil Shimek, who documented the effects of WWI while doing research in Europe.
Link Love: 4/15/16
- Date: April 15, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Thank you, NASA! 3 million new images of earth. [via PetaPixel]The Serpukhov’s Museum of History and Art has hired a resident cat. No joke. [via hyperallergic]A new book from the Smithsonian's own Darrin Lunde about the naturalist side of Teddy Roosevelt. [via Daily Beast]The Robert Gessner film archives related to his book, "Some of my Best Friends Are Jews." [via United