Results for "United States. Department of the Interior"
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Link Love: 7/3/2015
- Date: July 3, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
Arlton C. Murray, Smithsonian Employee Who Became a Creation Scientist
- Date: December 26, 2013
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: The search to prove/disprove the office story of Arlton C. Murray, the Smithsonian employee who became a creation scientist.
The Little Aquarium That Could
- Date: June 23, 2022
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture.
A Fish Story
- Date: April 18, 2013
- Creator: Ginger Yowell
- Description: The United States Navy often consulted staff at the Smithsonian Institution when naming their submarines after fish.
"Open Wide!": Photographs of Dentists and Dental Researchers from the Science Service Collections
- Date: October 10, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: To celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents photographs of dentists and dental researchers.
The Other Side of Mary Agnes Chase
- Date: March 19, 2015
- Description: Mary Agnes Chase is known for her extensive contributions to the study of grasses, but who was Mary Agnes Chase? Why is her private life so shrouded in mystery, and how can we find out more.
Welcome to Smithsonian Football!
- Date: February 7, 2017
- Creator: Patrick Milhoan
- Description: A brief history of the Smithsonian staff flag football team.
Knowledge Begins in Wonder: The Design Behind the Smithsonian Children’s Room
- Date: March 1, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: The history of the Smithsonian’s Children’s Room, a project led by Smithsonian Secretary Langley and famous interior designer Grace Lincoln Temple.
A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian
- Date: October 20, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.
Link Love: 11/02/2018
- Date: November 2, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Halloween is over, but you can prepare for next year’s festivities with these costume ideas from the Archives of American Art. [via Smithsonian Magazine]The National Zoo’s naked mole-rat colony is still in anarchy! [via DCist]See sixty of this year’s top wildlife photographs submitted to the Windland Smith Rice Awards either online or in person at the National Museum of
Smithsonian in Wartime – A New Web Exhibit!
- Date: August 9, 2016
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Announcing a new web exhibit exploring the Smithsonian’s role in the nation’s war efforts.
A Founding Father's Day
- Date: June 16, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: A closer look at Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and the father-son duo's relationship to the Smithsonian.