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Design in Archives: 150 going on 175
2021 will mark the Smithsonian's 175th Anniversary. In honor of that, we're taking a look at what some of the design work went into making the Smithsonian's 150th Anniversary celebration happen.The...
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Link Love: 8/30/2019
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.DCist has published a guide to this...
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Sneak Peek 9/2/2019
Diving consultant Joseph Libbey, the first nationally certified instructor in the D.C. area, who taught and certified Smithsonian curators, technicians, and specialists as divers in connection to their...
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The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 1 of 2: The Photographer...
The photographs of Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) preserve significant glimpses of scientific laboratories during the 1910s and 1920s. Part 1 describes Scott's life, his hearing disability, and how and...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sharon Reinckens
Sharon Reinckens, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, has served as Acting Director, Senior Designer, and Supervisory Visual Information Specialist at the museum, 1980–present....
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A Tale of Three Contracts
An exciting new accession sheds light on James Smithson’s family history and fortune.Picture this. It’s early June of this year. Having just received an incredible new collection item, the Hungerford...
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Link Love: 9/6/2019
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.Smithsonian Magazine features a fresh look...
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Sneak Peek 9/9/2019
Conservators from Smithsonian Institution Libraries in the rare books conservation lab at North Capitol Street Services Center, December 4, 1979.Blog Categories: Collections in FocusBlog Tags: Sneak...
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The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 2 of 2: Who and How, and...
The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.Julian...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melissa Chiu
Dr. Melissa Chiu, Director, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2014–present, oversees a staff of 50 and a collection of 12,000 objects. Within the first year of her tenure, Chiu...
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Following a Thread of History: Mildred M. Glover
Mamie Slevin, INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY DIVISION INTERN, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ARCHIVESAn intern’s experience following a thread to learn more about an exceptional Smithsonian employee, Mildred...
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Link Love: 9/13/2019
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.Two historians discuss how research for a...
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Sneak Peek 9/16/2019
Bear skin on exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915.Blog Categories: Collections in FocusBlog Tags: Sneak PeekExpositions
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Smithsonian Women in Science
Elizabeth Harmon, Curator, American Women's History Initiative, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesLearn how we’re creating a better record of women in science at the Smithsonian.As the American Women’s...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Faust
Barbara Faust, Smithsonian Gardens, 1977-present, became director in 2014. It was under Faust’s leadership as associate director that Smithsonian Gardens achieved accreditation from the American...
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Collaboration’s Value in the Pursuit of Science and Peace
Advancing peace requires a strong, wide, and active network.With International Day of Peace just three days away, we’re highlighting the advantages of a strong, wide, and active network of visionaries...
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Link Love: 9/20/2019
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.Museum Day is tomorrow, September...
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Sneak Peek 9/23/2019
Organ built by John Brown Organ Co. on exhibit at Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta, 1895.Blog Categories: Collections in FocusBlog Tags: Sneak PeekExpositions
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Preserving Oversize Items in the Personal Collection of Alexander Dallas Bache
Meredith Zhou, Intern, Smithsonian Institution ArchivesHave you ever wondered how our staff preserves the oversize collections at the Smithsonian Institution Archives? Here is an intern’s perspective...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Sharon F. Patton
Dr. Sharon F. Patton, Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, 2003-2008, oversaw the museum’s 9,000 African art objects and welcomed the distinguished Walt Disney-Tishman African Art...
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