Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States, 1875-1876?, Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho. more »
Category: Special Collections
Originally published on the Collections Search Center (SIRIS Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) blog . . . Galileo Galilei, Sidereus Nuncius Magna, Longeque Admirabilia Spectacula Pandens, Suspiciendaque Proponens Unicuique [The great starry more »
Calling all cat and heraldry fans out there: here's a chance to help the Libraries solve a mystery from one of its books. You can also win an 8 more »
The Libraries announces a new, paid internship program for graduate students interested in working in research and museum libraries. The program covers specific areas, including special collections and preservation, technical more »
Mrs. Lydia Green Abell, Woman in her various relations; containing practical rules for American females, 1853, The title page from "Woman in her various relations" emphasizes the sanctity of motherhood. more »
The Swiss naturalist Konrad Gesner was born in Zurich on March 26, 1516. A true polymath, he studied theology, ancient languages, medicine, and botany at the universities of Strassburg, Bourges, more »
Today we celebrate Albert Einstein, discoverer of the photoelectric effect for which he received the Nobel Prize, but even better known for his theory of relativity. Einstein was born on more »