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Archives Puzzles: Let It Snow
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 Open...
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Gone in a Flash
Lynda Schmitz FuhrigThe end of Adobe Flash Player support means challenges in preserving older websites and online games. In case you missed it, December 31, 2020, brought the official end of life to...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elease Hall
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.Elease Hall was one of the first women to be...
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Happy National Inventors Day!
We wish you a Happy National Inventors Day and invite you to check out the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History!On January 13, 1983...
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Link Love: 02/12/2021
Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.National Museum of American History curator...
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Archives Puzzles: Toga! Toga!
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 Open...
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Establishment of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory
Jessica ScottOn this day in 1965, the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory became an independent research entity at the Smithsonian Institution.Today is the anniversary of the 1965 founding of the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Niani Kilkenny
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.Niani Kilkenny was director of the Smithsonian...
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The World Is Yours: Rockets and Planets
Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Rockets and Planets.”When looking through the list of The World Is Yours episode titles, a particular program caught my eye. About...
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Link Love: 02/19/2021
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 the Perseverance...
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Archives Puzzles: The Scale of the Whale
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 Open...
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Here at the Smithsonian: Black Pride at Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum
To celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring exhibitions from the Anacostia Community Museum in the 1980s. Before the age of YouTube and Instagram,...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Luvenia A. George
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.Dr. Luvenia A. George, an ethnomusicologist,...
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Smithsonian Open Access-iversary
Take a look at CC0 content we have posted in the year since the Smithsonian Open Access launch!It’s been one year since the launch of the Smithsonian Open Access initiative and we have the perfect gift...
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Link Love: 02/26/2021
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.A recent Science History...
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Archives Puzzles: Call Me Any, Anytime
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 Open...
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A Legend in Termite Field Biology
Elizabeth Harmon, Digital Curator, Smithsonian Libraries and ArchivesDr. Margaret S. Collins became a renowned expert in multiple areas of termite zoology during her almost 50-year career as a...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elena Guardia Lombardo
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.Elena Guardia Lombardo played various key...
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The World Is Yours: Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives
Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives.”Did you know that up until 1937, the presidential inauguration was held on March 4th instead...
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Link Love: 03/05/2021
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.A recent podcast episode...
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