Results for "United States National Museum. Editor"
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.
Sneak Peek 3/16/2020
- Date: March 16, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Rotunda of the United States National Museum Natural History Building, now known as National Museum of Natural History, 1913, SIA RU000095, USNM No. 22339.
Sneak Peek 3/30/2020
- Date: March 30, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Young museum visitors with horse and carriage outside the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, SIA_000095_B67_F16_004.
Growing a National Museum – the Curators’ Annual Reports
- Date: May 19, 2016
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: The United States National Museum Curators’ Annual Reports will be added to the Smithsonian Transcription Center, beginning the first week of June.
Sneak Peek 8/19/2019
- Date: August 19, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Cameras and photographic equipment for United States National Museum photography exhibition, circa 1913, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-21469.
Miss Margaret W. Moodey in Charge
- Date: May 5, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: For forty years, from around 1900 to 1941, Margaret W. Moodey (1862-1948) worked as a scientific aide in the Department of Geology at the United States National Museum. Her colleagues came to value her experience identifying, classifying, and cataloging geological specimens, which over the years, included gems and precious stones, fossil vertebrates and plants, and
Sneak Peek 7/2/18
- Date: July 2, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Defective taxidermy specimens, previously on exhibit in United States National Museum, circa 1890, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-5802.
Sneak Peek 6/10/2019
- Date: June 10, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Selection of horns mounted for musical instruments exhibit in the United States National Museum, 1880s, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-8224.
Robert Ridgway: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
- Date: April 30, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.
Design + Archives: Star Search
- Date: January 26, 2017
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Searching through the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections to find our who designed the star logo for the National Collection of Fine Arts.
Sneak Peek 6/25/2018
- Date: June 25, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: 1913 Ford Model T touring car upon arrival for donation to the United States National Museum, 1935, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-32194.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Karla E. Billups
- Date: February 23, 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.