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"To Have and to Hold”: Parsing the Legal Framework of the Hungerford Deed
William BennettNow that we know more about the Hungerford Deed, dive in with us as we seek to understand its legal framework and context.When we began teleworking in March, I decided that, if I...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Polly Willman
Polly Willman, Conservator of Costumes, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 1988–99, supervised staff and treated costume and textile objects for the museum’s major exhibitions,...
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Hearing The World Is Yours
Kira SobersTake a listen to clips from an episode of The World Is Yours.In January 2020, I mentioned that the Archives sent 16” lacquer transcription discs and ¼” open reel audio tapes containing...
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Link Love: 5/15/2020
Deborah ShapiroLink Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.While away sixty-eight...
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What Our Experts Want You to Know About Digitization
Our digitization experts answer questions about the complicated and time-consuming process of digitizing our collections. As part of its five-year strategic plan, 2017–2022, the Smithsoniancommitted to...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Magda J. Schremp
Magda J. Schremp, Docent Program Coordinator, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1971–2007, led a team of volunteers, who were responsible for assisting with school programs, leading...
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The Work Continues While We Are Away
Lynda Schmitz FuhrigSmithsonian archivists are reviewing challenges with sharing born-digital collections.Even though our physical office in Washington, D.C., is closed to staff and visitors due to the...
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Link Love: 5/22/2020
Deborah ShapiroLink Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history. Smithsonian botanists offer...
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Vintage Shutterbugs
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Smithsonian’s photographic laboratories and equipment from the 19th century. Did you know that May is National Photography Month? Declared by Congress as a month-long...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marion Stirling Pugh
Marion Stirling Pugh began her career with the Smithsonian in 1931 as a secretary for her future husband, Matthew Stirling, Chief of the Bureau of Ethnology. For the next 40 years, the couple studied...
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&072; is for Hamburger
On National Hamburger Day, let's take a moment to relish the technological hamburger. "I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today." -J. Wellington WimpyIt's...
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Link Love: 5/29/2020
Deborah ShapiroLink Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.WAMU profiles one wistful...
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A Portrait of a Scientist
Elizabeth Harmon, Digital Curator, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesDr. Evelyn G. Mitchell loved neurology and fishing.Evelyn Groesback Mitchell was born in East Orange, N.J. She is a graduate of the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Roslyn A. Walker
Roslyn A. Walker was the Director of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art from 1997 to 2002.Blog Categories: Smithsonian History
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Link Love: 06/05/2020
Deborah ShapiroLink Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.The National Museum of...
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An Introduction to Oral History
Hannah ByrneExplore this brief introduction to oral history based on best practices used in the Archives’ Smithsonian Oral History Program.When we transitioned to working remotely in March, units...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret A. Santiago
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. Margaret A. Santiago (1931–2018) was the first...
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How did the Smithsonian Respond to the 1918 Pandemic?
Masks and endless sanitizing again? What has the Smithsonian done during past pandemics? We’ll look back to the public health emergency in 1918. Some years ago, as I was checking Natural History...
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Link Love: 06/12/2020
Deborah ShapiroLink Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.In honor of International...
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What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum
On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.The history of Anacostia Museum illustrates...
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