The Libraries welcomes Don Stankavage to the Preservation Services Department this summer as he completes his practicum requirement toward an MLIS at Catholic University.
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Congratulations to Jody Mussoff, Doug Dunlop, and Huston Dove, Libraries catalogers whose artwork was selected for inclusion in Artists at Work 2011, a juried exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Community Committee.
July is National Ice Cream Month and the Libraries wants you to break out your ice cream maker and try out some recipes … from 1907.
Here are some wonderful watercolors, just added to the Libraries’ Galaxy of Images, from the Anthropology Library.
Check out the preview below of CSPAN’s American History TV featuring the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842. Included in the program are the Libraries’ very own Cullman Library and items from its United States Exploring Expedition collection.
Each month this summer, we are featuring a travel or vacation related item. In June, we featured an 1895 catalog about the Hamburg-American Line express steamers. This month, we are featuring a circa 1896 brochure about a hotel called The Beach House.
Here are some of the newest additions to the National Museum of American History Library.