Stamp Collecting for Beginners, 1898. The United States Postal Service started this program in October 1981 as a way to increase awareness of the recreational benefits of stamp collecting to more »
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
In honor of Columbus Day and October being National Clock Month, the Libraries would like to share some images from this interesting catalog, which features watches and watch factories from more »
The Libraries was represented at this year’s Autumn Conservation Festival at the National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Virginia. It is the only time each year more »
Miranda Metcalf is the new intern from the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art / National Portrait Gallery Library. Miranda recently graduated from the University of Washington in more »
I am attending a meeting of ICOMOS the International Council on Monuments and Sites on the island of Malta. The meeting consists of a Scientific Symposium on the topic of more »