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Archives Puzzles: National Zoo and Aquarium Month
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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The Dino Detours of Uncle Beazley
Before Uncle Beazley, the popular life-size model of a triceratops, made its way to its final destination at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, he stopped at a couple other locations around the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Hanna M. Szczepanowska
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. Hanna M. Szczepanowska worked for 14 years as...
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Camping Out, Smithsonian-Style
See how Smithsonian scientists have always been willing to do what is needed to further their research—including camping in all conditions!It’s National Camping Month—and to help celebrate, we’ve...
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Link Love: 06/11/2021
Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.Five Black curators share their visions...
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Archives Puzzles: A Groundbreaking Day
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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Capturing Panama with Carl C. Hansen
Today is Nature Photography Day, so we’re highlighting the career and work of Smithsonian photographer Carl C. Hansen. You’ll find just about every color under the sun in Carl C. Hansen’s photographs...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Merry A. Foresta
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.Merry A. Foresta was the first curator of...
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Reflections on a Reference Request: Father’s Day Edition
Hannah ByrneLearn how our archive of institutional memory can also be a place for family stories. Here at the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Institutional History Program, one of our jobs is to...
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Archives Puzzles: A Scientist’s Summer Getaway
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: Celebrating the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The 2021 Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins this weekend. Let’s take a look back at past festivals.Before the age of YouTube and Instagram, public audiences learned about the happenings at the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anna Brooke
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. Anna Brooke was the first librarian of the...
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Spotlight: Herman Henry Diebitsch and Josephine Diebitsch Peary
We’re taking a closer look at Smithsonian clerk Herman Henry Diebitsch and his daughter, Arctic explorer Josephine Diebitsch Peary.We are kicking off a new blog series that will highlight people and...
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Link Love: 06/25/2021
Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.For Pride Month, the Niels Bohr Library...
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Archives Puzzles: National Camera Day Flashback
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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Introducing the Science Media Group YouTube Playlist
Julie Goforth, Digital Archiving Contractor, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesThe Smithsonian Institution Archives YouTube channel has a new dedicated playlist for the Science Media Group Collection,...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Selina R. Cole
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. Selina R. Cole has been a research geologist...
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Remembering the Reopening of Two Smithsonian Museums
After extensive renovations of the Old Patent Office Building that houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and...
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Archives Puzzles: A Centennial Celebration
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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Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation...
Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.During the 2020 Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative’s American Women of Science Symposium (recorded...
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