Photographs
This accession consists of digital images used in the Office of Public Affairs publications, Inside Smithsonian Research and The Torch. Inside Smithsonian Research is a newsletter which documents research in art, history, and science at the Smithsonian Institution. The Torch is a newspaper for Smithsonian Institution employees and documents exhibitions …
Website Records
This accession consists of the Open SI website, maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press (SISP), as it existed on February 29, 2016. SISP publishes research by Smithsonian Institution scholars in many fields as well as research closely related to Smithsonian Institution collections. Open SI serves as SISP's online portal for manuscript …
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Judith K. Zilczer Papers
This accession consists of Judith K. Zilczer's personal research correspondence with professional organizations, universities, and individuals in the art world; papers written by Zilczer and presented at symposiums; and subject files on contemporary artists and art history.
Exhibition Records
These records document the conceptualization, development, design, and execution of several exhibitions held by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum from 1973 through 1992, and of exhibitions rejected or cancelled by the museum. Exhibition files include proposals; research files; correspondence with object lenders, scholars, and exhibition designers; photographs, slides, and checklists of objects; installation floor …
Award Files
This accesion consists of records that document funding awarded through the Office of Sponsored Projects for research, education and exhibitions. Materials include grant and contract information, memoranda and correspondence, authorizations, budget proposals, and financial reporting.
Storrs L. Olson Papers
This accession consists of papers documenting the professional career of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History. Included is professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; photographs of Olson; correspondence, drafts, photographs, and illustrations …
Departmental Records
This accession consists of records that document programs, acquisitions, funding, and exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery. People represented in the collection include Kenneth R. Trap, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-2003; Michael Munroe, Curator-in-Charge, 1986-1995; and Jane Milosch, curator, 2004-2009. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, exhibition proposals, acquisition records, brochures, and other related records.
Website Records
This accession consists of the "Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center" website as it existed on March 12, 2014. The website, launched in July 2013, invites the public to become digital volunteers and transcribe digitized collections from across the Smithsonian Institution in order to make them more accessible. This accession consists primarily of the …
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Festival Publications
This accession consists of program books and event programs published in association with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The event was known as the Festival of American Folklife prior to 1998. Some materials were created by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's predecessor units, the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural …
Curatorial Records
This accession consists of field notes of C. Allan Child (1929-2011), museum specialist in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology. These notes cover his collecting of marine invertebrates from around the world. Materials include field data sheets, notes, and maps.