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What is the PRICE of Emergencies on Cultural Heritage?
- Date: May 1, 2014
- Creator: Sarah Stauderman
- Description: In honor of MayDay – Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness, 2014, here is an item of interest about a new group at the Smithsonian called Preparation and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) and resources on Incident Command in emergencies for cultural heritage organizations.
Happy National Chemistry Week!
- Date: October 25, 2012
- Creator: Kirsten Tyree
- Description: Here are some of the scientific discoveries made while conserving Joseph Henry’s Record of Experiments Book I on electromagnetism.
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New Identification of Scopes Trial Photos—Thanks to You!
- Date: August 11, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Design + Archives: Read All About It!
- Date: April 16, 2015
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: The exhibition brochure for "Mathew Brady's Portraits," September 26, 1997 to January 4, 1998 at the National Portrait Gallery mimics a mid-19th century gazette.
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We Welcome You!
- Date: June 4, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: It is the season of 90 degree days, the Folklife Festival, ice cream trucks, and the sound of the Smithsonian carousel playing its fun house music in the distance. As someone who has to commute to and from work by bicycle through the legions of tourist buses, crowds of umbrellas, and FBI paraphernalia, I try to replace my slight annoyance in being delayed by remembering that
Smithsonian Names Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty Director of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Date: October 6, 2021
- Description: On October 5, 2021, the Smithsonian announced that Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty will be the new director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, effective Nov. 6.
The End of the Beginning: A Born Digital Survey at the Smithsonian Institution
- Date: April 30, 2013
- Description: The CCPF’s Born Digital Survey wrapped up Phase I earlier this Spring, and has compiled the findings to paint a better picture of what rich resources remain unavailable in the Smithsonian’s collections.
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Fun Facts: The Surprises You Find When Writing Wikipedia With the Archives
- Date: May 31, 2012
- Description: Learn some of the surprising facts about people and places from the Smithsonian Institution Archives that we have came across while writing Wikipedia articles using SIA materials.
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Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
- Date: September 7, 2017
- Creator: Charles Zange
- Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full
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
Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 2: Audio and Video Collections
- Date: December 21, 2011
- Creator: Sarah Stauderman
- Description: Current conditions of audiovisual archives in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
Deconstructing a “Man’s World” One Woman at a Time
- Date: August 2, 2018
- Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.