Imagine holiday shopping in the early 20th Century. What types of gifts did people give? What was on a holiday wish list? Perhaps these Christmas advertisements from the early 1900s more »
Month: December 2019
Dear Friends, I want to let you know that I will retire at the end of 2019. When I tell this to people, they always ask what my plans will more »
This blog post is part of a series from Smithsonian Libraries highlighting Unearthed, a new collection of paleobiology literature in Biodiversity Heritage Library curated by Smithsonian Libraries in celebration of the opening of the National more »
Applications are now open for our Smithsonian Libraries Resident Scholar Programs for 2020. We invited interested researchers to submit their applications by January 15th, 2020. Situated at the center of more »
This is the second in a series of posts about the Art Deco resources at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum library. Each post will highlight primary resources which contain more »
Cheryl Braunstein, curator of Game Change: Elephants from Prey to Preservation, is the former manager of exhibit planning and development at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In this role, Braunstein oversaw more »