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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Camille Giraud Akeju
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. Camille Giraud Akeju was the Director of the...
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“A Formal Voice at the Institution”
Hannah ByrneRevisiting the call to create the Smithsonian Lesbian and Gay Issues CommitteeOn July 6, 1996, Leonard “Len” Hirsch sat down in the Smithsonian Memories booth, a tent devoted to capturing...
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Link Love: 06/19/2020
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.This morning, Secretary...
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The World Is Yours: Flying the Ocean
Kira SobersTake a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled "Flying the Ocean."If you are like me, the end of June usually means the start of summer travel, which often includes...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jacqueline Hicks Grazette
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. Jacqueline Hicks Grazette was the Assistant...
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Exhibiting the Enola Gay
Jennifer WrightAt the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb, controversy surrounded the context in which the Enola Gay was to be displayed.In 1994, the National Air and Space Museum completed an...
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Link Love: 06/26/2020
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.Starting at 2 pm today, the...
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Smithsonian Collections, But Make It Fashion: An Archival Mystery Solved
For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”“Were these pictures taken in or around Bushwick...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine Heumann Gurian
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.Elaine Heumann Gurian was the Deputy Assistant...
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Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website
Tammy PetersSee new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.The Smithsonian Institution Archives continually strives to add more collection information to its...
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Link Love: 07/03/2020
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 Smithsonian Folklife...
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Archives Puzzles: Hippopotamus Side-eye
This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian...
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Women in Science on Wikipedia
Elizabeth Harmon, Digital Curator, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesLess than 19% of Wikipedia biographies in English represent women. Edit-a-thons can help change that.There is a gender gap on...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mercedes Arroyo
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. Mercedes Arroyo wore many hats in her forty...
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Hot Topix in Archival Research During a Pandemic
Deborah ShapiroThink your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution...
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Link Love: 07/10/2020
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 covers the District’s...
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Archives Puzzles: Dunk and Gold Dust
Emily NiekraszThis summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part...
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Staff Check-In: Befriending Kittens, Carving Ducks, and Perfecting the Art of...
Nearly four months into Smithsonian’s extended telework period, we thought it would be fun to share some skills and hobbies that have been bringing us joy and getting us through this overwhelming time....
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Shari Rosenstein Werb
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.Shari Rosenstein Werb was the Director of...
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The Smithsonian International Exchange Service in World War II
Jessica ScottWhile responding to a digitization request, I uncovered the story of how the Smithsonian International Exchange Service (1849-1992) helped rebuild the library collections of Chinese...
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