Smithsonian Institution Archives Short Fact Sheet, FY2022
- Collections held by the Smithsonian Institution Archives: 44,000 cubic feet
- Volume of born-digital collections held: 23 TB
- Digitized images, documents, Field Books, Journals, Scrapbooks, Diaries, and Log Books online: 59,161
- Total number of oral history interviews: 1,101 interviews with 965 individuals
- Finding aids to collections online: 6,272
- Digitized Field Books, Journals, Scrapbooks, Diaries, and Log Books online in the Biodiversity Heritage Library: 4,463
- Reference inquiries answered each year: average of 600 in-person visits, and 6,000 remote requests
- Number of projects transcribed by online volunteers in the Smithsonian Transcription Center: 91,461 pages from 1,230 projects in addition to 18 audio transcription projects
- Number of online volunteers working on Archives’ projects: average of 29 contributors per project
Smithsonian Institution Archives News Releases
- Smithsonian Names Tamar Evangelistia-Dougherty Director of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, October 5, 2021
- Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives Form Partnership: New Organization Named Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, December 8, 2020
- The Smithsonian Institution Archives Serves on Newly Created Email Preservation Task Force by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Digital Preservation Coalition Mellon, November 1, 2016
- Louisianans Can Get Smithsonian Preservation Advice in Lafeyette and Baton Rouge, FEMA, September 21, 2016
- Field Book Project Awarded $491,713 from the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives, January 7, 2015
- Field Book Project Releases Previously Unpublished Scientific Records Documenting Biological Specimen Online , December 19, 2012
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Hosts Wikipedian in Residence and Outreach Events with Wikipedia Volunteers, March 26, 2012
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives a Smithsonian Women’s Committee Grant to Support the Digitization of Scientific Field Books, March 23, 2012
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Launches a New Website, September 12, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Releases New and Rare Photos of the Scopes Trial, July 11, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives Major Grants to Support Collections Access and Care, June 20, 2011
- Smithsonian Institution’s Archives Celebrate American Archives Month 2010 with Smithsonian Archives Fair Friday, Oct. 22, September 15, 2010
- Smithsonian Photography Initiative Announces Its New Blog “The Bigger Picture,” April 13, 2009
- Smithsonian Institution Shares Photographs on The Commons on Flickr, June 18, 2008