Results for "Washington (D.C.)"
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Sifting Through Archives and Snooping Through Desks
- Date: April 27, 2011
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Walt Whitman, 1883 ,by Unidentified photographer, Albumen silver print, 14.3 cmx10.1 cm, National Portrait Gallery, Image No.
Hunting for Elephants in Archives
- Date: February 17, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: I was intrigued to receive a tweet from a digital colleague over at the NY Times pertaining to a family story that could very well be solved at the Archives. I’m continuously surprised at the variety of papers we hold here, but by now, I shouldn’t be given how far-reaching and varied the scope of the Smithsonian has been through history. Back to the story. THE elephant that
Annie Sullivan: A Bright and Shining Star
- Date: February 28, 2019
- Description: Impacting the National Air and Space Museum with her caring attitude and dedication to her work in the Building Management Department, Annie Sullivan is an individual to be remembered.
Transparency in the Archives: From Our Earliest Days
- Date: August 16, 2018
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: From the point in 1838 when the United States Congress accepted James Smithson’s bequest, it was recognized as a cultural resource, a public trust held by the federal government. Smithson had stipulated that the funds be used for an “establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Being a cultural resource set aside for public use, the government bore the
Link Love: 10/19/2018
- Date: October 19, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: The Theodore Roosevelt Papers are now digitized and available online through the Library of Congress Digital Collections. Don't try browsing all at once—there are over 450,000 images! [via Library of Congress][edan-image:id=siris_sic_9575,size=300,center]With the help of ground-penetrating radar, the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Research has discovered a thousand-year-old
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.
Smithsonian Staff Work Together to Help During World War I
- Date: July 22, 2014
- Description: A look at the often forgotten people you can find in archives and what we can learn from them.
Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell
- Date: April 7, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Discover the life and career of an early public health heroine.
Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions
- Date: September 22, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: At the Smithsonian Institution Archives we've added some new staff, including Patrick Milhoan, our new Archives Technician.
A Salute to Scrapbooks
- Date: May 6, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, the Archives highlights the scrapbook of William and Lucile Mann from their trip to Argentina in 1939.
Archival Fingerprints - Meredith Smith Diggs
- Date: October 21, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Meredith Smith Diggs was employed at the Smithsonian in different capacities and was closely associated with the second Secretary of the Smithsonian, Spencer Fullerton Baird. Through Diggs' correspondence we can get a small glimpse of his life and work at the Smithsonian.
Celebrate 2014 Archives Month!
- Date: October 2, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: It's time again to celebrate all the wonderful things archives have and do! The Society of American Archivists declares each October American Archives Month and the Smithsonian theme for this year is "Discover and Connect." At the Smithsonian Institution Archives, we handle over 6000 reference requests per year and have an ambitious digitization plan to serve people worldwide