To learn more and volunteer: Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center PBS travel host Darley Newman always has the inside line on the next great travel trends and destinations, and she regularly shares her tips with Smithsonian Associates audiences. Find out what's included in each of the categories, Native American and Indigenous History and Culture, Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Archives, National Air and Space Museum and Archives Center, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Museum of African Art & Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of American History and Archives Center. Digital Library Books Online The Libraries has over seven thousand rare books, journals and manuscripts online on subjects ranging from advertising and aeronautics to zinc sculpture and Zuni cuisine, though the focus is on the broad topics of History and Culture, Art and Design, and Science and Technology. Through Invader ID, you can help us to track changes in fouling communities and look for new occurrences of invasive species. On Friday, October 2, Smithsonian Associates members can view an exclusive preview screening of an episode from the new CNN Original Series "First Ladies" that explores her influence. The Archives Center is participating in the Smithsonian Institution's Transcription Center to transcribe our historic documents to facilitate research and access. Anacostia Community Museum Archives (177), Archives Center, National Museum of American History (2063), Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art (273), Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives (185), National Air and Space Museum Archives (1185), National Museum of African American History and Culture (49), National Museum of the American Indian (223), Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections (72), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center (10). What interests you at the Smithsonian? You can plunge into battles from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, or WWII as you enjoy working together.
Please transcribe all included French accents. Dive into digital content, including images, audio files, video files, and many others. To find out more about how to become a Wikipedia volunteer for the Smithsonian, visit the Smithsonian Institution's WikiProject.
Many of our physical collections have not yet been digitized. Smithsonian magazine was launched in the spring of 1970-as was the first Earth Day-and from the start it has been a trusted go-to source on the natural world and environmental issues. Later on NPR, Totenberg reported on the event and its biggest revelation: Ginsburg's self-deprecating admission that her love of a good glass of wine with dinner led news cameras to catch her nodding off during President Obama's 2014 State of the Union speech. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art, Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs, Archives of American Gardens Mystery Project. We seek experienced and motivated Wikipedia editors who are technically proficient in both the software and the norms of the Wikimedia community. Some of those collections are available via inter-library loan request through your local public, school, or corporate library. Recruit them to join you in one of the Soldiers and Dioramas workshops offered by Smithsonian Fall Virtual Adventures. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg instantly sparked tributes from around the globe. To learn more about this opportunity and get involved, visit the Archives of American Gardens Mystery Project. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to nearly 3 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This dream is becoming a reality through the Encyclopedia of Life. 1865, Part 1, South Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Sent, Unbound Copies of Letters Sent, October 30,1865–May 5, 1868. If you,ve missed visiting your favorite museums for the past six months, here's some good news.
This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. Search over 16 million records of museum objects, archives and library materials including more than 5.1 million online images, audio & videos and blog posts.
This week we offer a toast to RBG, some formidable first ladies, newly opened doors, and to the chance to think about traveling again (even if it,s still in the future). You can explore by Arts & Design, History & Culture, or by individual Smithsonian repositories and museums. Looking for a fascinating and fun learning experience to share with the 6th-to-11th grader in your family? The Libraries' physical collections comprise 1.5 million books and manuscripts, along with over 400,000 pieces of ephemera, microfilm, photo collections and a/v material, housed in over 21 locations in Washington, Maryland, New York, and Panama. Become a digital volunteer and help transcribe and review some of the Smithsonian's many digitized collections, making them more accessible and searchable for researchers around the world.
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Imagine what it would mean if this information could be gathered together and made available to everyone – anywhere – at a moment’s notice. The Libraries' physical collections comprise 1.5 million books and manuscripts, along with over 400,000 pieces of ephemera, microfilm, photo collections and a/v material, housed in over 21 locations in Washington, Maryland, New York, and Panama. You'll also find updates and behind-the-scenes spotlights on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. For example: Civil War, Buddhism, African Masks, or Amelia Earhart. Millions of Smithsonian digital images, recordings, texts, and videos in history, art and culture, and the sciences Collections Thousands of examples of resources organized and structured for teaching and learning by educators and subject experts Whether you’re headed back to school, back to work, or back to your home office or dining room table this fall, we’ve compiled a few fun treats and created this Digital Book Bag for you! xanth_smile transcribed a page from Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, General Correspondence: Frankfurter, Dr. Alfred M., 1934-1947, KLeota transcribed a page from South Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Registered Letters Received, Entered in Registers 1 and 2, A–O, May–Dec. If you're with an organization interested in using one of our collections items in an exhibition, please see the Exhibition Loan Services page.
Learn How to Transcribe. Selected opportunities are described below. The Smithsonian seeks digital volunteers to assist in contributing content to Wikipedia related to our collections and areas of expertise.
The Archive Center provides additional reference services to Native American community members, scholars, researchers, journalists, museum staff, and the general public. Join 31,560 "volunpeers" to add more to the total 654,260 pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimens labels that have been collaboratively transcribed and reviewed since June 2013 - Get started now!