Results for "United States. Metrication Operating Committee"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Kathleen Varnell
- Date: September 15, 2021
- 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.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 15-004, Smithsonian Institution Office of Planning, Management and Budget, Formulation and Execution Files, 1972-1997
- Date: 1972 1972-1997
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Base of Field Operations, Cana, Panama
- Date: 1912
- Creator: Goldman, Edward Alphonso
- Creator: Goldman, Edward Alphonso
Operation Crossroads: Giant Clam Specimen
- Date: 1947
Dr. Leonard P. Schultz's Log of Operation Crossroads Page 1
- Date: 1946
- Creator: Schultz, Leonard P (Leonard Peter) 1901-
- Creator: Schultz, Leonard P (Leonard Peter) 1901-
Page from Book Featuring Illustration of a Surgical Operation (Japan)
- Date: 1880 1880s
- Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007159, Wead, Charles K. 1848-1925, Charles K. Wead Papers, circa 1893-1913
- Date: 1893 1893-1913
- Creator: Wead, Charles K., 1848-1925
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Blog Post
Looking Smithson’s Gift Horse in the Mouth
- Date: July 28, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Today, James Smithson’s bequest to found the Smithsonian is considered a wonderful event, but in 1835 when it was announced, many Americans responded negatively. Why did they look his gift horse in the mouth?
- Webpage
WWII: Mobilizing for the War Effort
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: Just as the Smithsonian rallied around America’s wartime needs in World War I, in World War II the Smithsonian stepped up to the plate to aid the armed services as they mobilized for war. Secretary Charles G. Abbot quickly created the Smithsonian War Committee to facilitate optimizing the Institution’s resources and knowledge for the armed services. As Secretary Charles D.
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000001, Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, Minutes, 1846-
- Date: 1846 1846-
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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End of Operation Moonwatch Observed at SAO Luncheon
- Date: 1975 June 26, 1975
- Creator: Connolly, Vincent P
