AHA Today: Search results: Smithsonian

Smithsonian Fires Gary Beer

... a bit of “here we go again”, the Smithsonian has fired Gary M. Beer, the CEO of Smithsonian ... ordered to repay $30,000 and was told that the Smithsonian would classify some $65,000 in expenses as ... Samper appointed Tom Ott, president of Smithsonian Publishing, to serve as acting chief executive of ... Beer had been planning to stay at the Smithsonian until the end of his contract in September. ... The Smithsonian Inspector General’s report is ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/288/smithsonian-fires-gary-beer · 2123 days ago

Smithsonian TV to Debut

... Post the controversial Smithsonian Networks will begin broadcasting this Wednesday. ... (all our Smithsonian posts can be found ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/329/smithsonian-tv-to-debut · 2069 days ago

Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small Resigns

... Lawrence M. Small, the head of the Smithsonian since 2000, has resigned. According to a press release on the Smithsonian web site, Small submitted his letter of ... used to exclude other filmmakers from using the Smithsonian’s collection. Cristián Samper, ... the director of the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History, will be acting ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/179/smithsonian-secretary-lawrence-small-resigns · 2252 days ago

Smithsonian Spending Raises More Eyebrows

... Smithsonian/Showtime deal. ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/151/smithsonian-spending-raises-more-eyebrows · 2278 days ago

Despite Objections, Smithsonian Networks Releases Lineup of Shows

... Smithsonian Networks, the Showtime press release. ... In March of last year, Showtime and Smithsonian announced the creation of Smithsonian Networks to the alarm of filmmakers, historians, ... others who depend on access to Smithsonian collections. The secrecy and limits of the ... Raise Concerns about Smithsonian’s Deal with Showtime.” Also in that ... a letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small to express the AHA’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/127/despite-objections-smithsonian-networks-releases-lineup-of-shows · 2305 days ago

Overhaul at the Smithsonian

... The Smithsonian has ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/255/overhaul-at-the-smithsonian · 2166 days ago

More Sunshine for the Smithsonian

... concerns ... define incidental use.” The Smithsonian and Showtime had different understandings about ... “scholarly programs” using Smithsonian content “must first be offered to the new ... of the GAO pointing out the disparity, “the Smithsonian and Showtime reached an agreement that the ... contract became effective in January 2006, the Smithsonian has been working to put in place policies and ... that are consistently applied. However, the Smithsonian has not yet developed a mechanism or process to ... future filming requests.” The Smithsonian agreed to implement most of the changes ...
http://blog.historians.org/advocacy/95/more-sunshine-for-the-smithsonian · 2348 days ago

Sunshine for Smithsonian/Showtime

... President Linda ... Though there was a Congressional hearing, and the Smithsonian was punished by having funds deleted from its ... disappeared from public view. Staff at the Smithsonian even managed to get the record from the one ... available here.) ... interested keeping the pressure on Smithsonian to live up to its obligations as a public ... encouraged to sign onto a ...
http://blog.historians.org/advocacy/68/sunshine-for-smithsonianshowtime · 2377 days ago

Oliver North becomes the First Victim of Smithsonian/Showtime Venture

... “secret, backroom deal” between the Smithsonian and Showtime. North explains that he was ... AHA has expressed its similar concerns about the Smithsonian/Showtime deal in prior blog posts ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/142/oliver-north-becomes-the-first-victim-of-smithsonianshowtime-venture · 2291 days ago

Grant of the Week: Study Invention and Innovation with a Lemelson Center Fellowship

... The Smithsonian’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/grants/379/grant-of-the-week-study-invention-and-innovation-with-a-lemelson-center-fellowship · 2017 days ago

Washington Update from NCH

... Also, Oliver North butts heads with the Smithsonian again over filming in front of the Enola Gay for ... the Smithsonian first denied North’s request to film in front of ... to allow him access. But NCH reports that the Smithsonian has again changed its mind and denied North ... column North compared his experience with the Smithsonian to the time he spent filming in Vietnam last ... to deal with Ho Chi Minh’s proteges than our own Smithsonian Institution. At least the commies kept their ... Not so with the Smithsonian.” For all of this, as well as the Bits ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/172/washington-update-from-nch · 2259 days ago

Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small Pressured Inspector General to Call off Audit of his Expenses

... a series of reports in the Washington Post about Smithsonian Secretary Lawrence Small’s lavish spending ... finds that contributions brought in by the “Smithsonian Ventures” projects was less than the amount ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/175/smithsonian-secretary-lawrence-small-pressured-inspector-general-to-call-off-audit-of-his-expenses · 2256 days ago

Recent Updates from the National Coalition for History

... ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/297/recent-updates-from-the-national-coalition-for-history · 2110 days ago

Grant of the Week: Smithsonian American Art Museum Fellowships

... January 15, 2013 The Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery ...
http://blog.historians.org/grants/1865/grant-of-the-week-smithsonian-american-art-museum-fellowships · 155 days ago

Grant of the Week: Fellowships and Travel Grants at the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center

... The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of ...
http://blog.historians.org/grants/1872/grant-of-the-week-fellowships-and-travel-grants-at-the-smithsonians-lemelson-center · 148 days ago

Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center

... Smithsonian’s Collections Search Center allows ... electronic journals and other resources from the Smithsonian’s museums, archives & libraries.” ... target="_blank">Smithsonian’s Collections Search Center a search ... Explore and learn more about the Smithsonian’s holdings through the Smithsonian’s Collections Blog, which aims to ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1172/smithsonian-institution-collections-search-center · 928 days ago

What We're Reading: October 20, 2011 Edition

... Smithsonian History ... The Smithsonian Institution Archives just Smithsonian History. You can even “explore what ... at the Smithsonian on any day of the year since 1846” in the ... href="http://siarchives.si.edu/history/this-day-smithsonian-history" target="_blank">This Day in SI ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1444/what-were-reading-october-20-2011-edition · 583 days ago

A New Voice for History in Washington

... he also reports on the GAO report about Smithsonian/Showtime venture, the historians who received the ...
http://blog.historians.org/advocacy/98/a-new-voice-for-history-in-washington · 2346 days ago

100 Years at the National Museum of Natural History

... ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1365/100-years-at-the-national-museum-of-natural-history · 689 days ago

What We’re Reading: November 18, 2010 Edition

... Could the Smithsonian No Longer Be Free? ... of the suggestions to reduce funding for the Smithsonian and the National Park Service, and have the ... to its 19 museums and the National Zoo. The Smithsonian quickly ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1180/what-were-reading-november-18-2010-edition · 919 days ago

What We’re Reading: May 10, 2012

... manifesto on the vocation of public history, the Smithsonian’s Bigger Picture blog, and more. ... Gray to lead Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1653/what-were-reading-may-10-2012 · 380 days ago

What We’re Reading: July 17, 2008 Edition

... Architects vie for new Smithsonian ... The Smithsonian seeks designers for the planned National Museum ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/560/what-were-reading-july-17-2008-edition · 1773 days ago

Valentine’s Day for History Lovers

... past this hasn’t always been the case. Smithsonian magazine’s article “ ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1570/valentines-day-for-history-lovers · 466 days ago

Upcoming Events on the AHA Calendar

... Smithsonian Archives Fair ... In honor of American Archives Month, the Smithsonian Archives Fair, on October 14, 2011, will ... of archival and historical records at the Smithsonian. Staff from over a dozen different archival ... will be on hand to showcase some of the Smithsonian’s archival treasures as well as ... projects and programs. An “ ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/1435/upcoming-events-on-the-aha-calendar · 591 days ago

New Teaching Resources for History Teachers: 2013 Inauguration Portal

... for the Arts, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the ... to the teaching resources, the NEH and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are ... Guys will discuss inaugural history and feature Smithsonian curator Harry Rubenstein, who will present ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1916/new-teaching-resources-for-history-teachers-2013-inauguration-portal · 129 days ago

What We're Reading: September 22, 2011 Edition

... Smithsonian Institution Archives: New Website ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1418/what-were-reading-september-22-2011-edition · 611 days ago

NCH Washington Update

... Declassification meetings, further information on Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small’s spending ... ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/158/nch-washington-update · 2271 days ago

Latest News from the National Coalition for History

... Library of Congress, Smithsonian, NPS, and EPA Smithsonian African American History Museum Receives $5M ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/507/latest-news-from-the-national-coalition-for-history · 1853 days ago

What We’re Reading: November 5, 2009 Edition

... 19th century. ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/912/what-were-reading-november-5-2009-edition · 1297 days ago

What We’re Reading: June 25, 2009 Edition

... Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy series ... Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/820/what-were-reading-june-25-2009-edition · 1430 days ago

What We’re Reading: November 6, 2008 Edition

... next year, we link to the Library of Congress and Smithsonian, which are already talking about related ... birth. Lincoln at the ... wanting in on the bicentennial celebration, the Smithsonian has planned a number of Lincoln-related ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/646/what-were-reading-november-6-2008-edition · 1661 days ago

What We’re Reading: March 20, 2008

... System.” This past weekend the Smithsonian announced their new secretary is Georgia ... Tech’s President Appointed to Lead Smithsonian Institution ... Tech’s president, has been named Smithsonian Secretary. Also see the National Coalition ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/479/what-were-reading-march-20-2008 · 1892 days ago

Native American Heritage Month

... Smithsonian Folkways Learn about American Indians ... target="_blank"> ... the Smithsonian Folkways site, the nonprofit record label of the ... in using American Indian music in the classroom, Smithsonian Folkways offers this ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1465/native-american-heritage-month · 564 days ago

What We’re Reading: February 17, 2011 Edition

... ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1266/what-were-reading-february-17-2011-edition · 828 days ago

Grant of the Week: Air and Space Museum Fellowship in U.S. Naval Flight History

... Fellowship, offered by the Smithsonian ...
http://blog.historians.org/grants/396/grant-of-the-week-air-and-space-museum-fellowship-in-us-naval-flight-history · 1996 days ago

What We’re Reading: January 24, 2008 Edition

... read about how Stephen Colbert has badgered the Smithsonian into displaying his portrait. ... around Washington attempting to get the Smithsonian to display his portrait in one of its museums. ... a peek into the holdings of these two Smithsonian museums. ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/437/what-were-reading-january-24-2008-edition · 1948 days ago

What We’re Reading: July 24, 2008 Edition

... get up to date on a new bill aimed at the Smithsonian, take a look at integration in the military, and ... Would End FOIA Shield for Smithsonian ... Specter (R-Pa.), that would subject the Smithsonian to the Freedom of Information Act and Sunshine ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/564/what-were-reading-july-24-2008-edition · 1766 days ago

What We’re Reading: January 29, 2009 Edition

... items, including a recent conference at the Smithsonian, more on Google Books, engaging students in new ... Smithsonian 1.1 and 2.9 ... Cohen writes about attending the Smithsonian 2.0 ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/711/what-were-reading-january-29-2009-edition · 1577 days ago

What We’re Reading: February 12, 2009 Edition

... Crowdsourcing the Smithsonian: There are prizes! ... Found blog notes that the Smithsonian, along with 15 other museums, is ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/723/what-were-reading-february-12-2009-edition · 1563 days ago

What We’re Reading: September 25, 2008 Edition

... Smithsonian ... holdings more accessible to schools, the Smithsonian Institution begins an effort to digitize over 137 ... /> ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/615/what-were-reading-september-25-2008-edition · 1703 days ago

Summer in D.C.: 2009 History Related Events

... The ... target="_blank">Smithsonian Folklife Festival– July 1-5 ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/828/summer-in-dc-2009-history-related-events · 1418 days ago

What We’re Reading: April 21, 2011 Edition

... Civil War Naval Songs Smithsonian Folkways has posted a collection of ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1318/what-were-reading-april-21-2011-edition · 765 days ago

News from Washington, Brought to you by NCH

... Bureau Records Project, Oliver North and the Smithsonian, the Bits & Bites section, and a link to an ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/144/news-from-washington-brought-to-you-by-nch · 2286 days ago

What We’re Reading: June 3, 2010 Edition

... Is it time for a change? ... A new site from the Smithsonian explores photography’s effects on where we ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1061/what-were-reading-june-3-2010-edition · 1087 days ago

What We’re Reading: October 11, 2007 Edition

... Smithsonian Institution: Funding Challenges Affect ... the sorry condition of the physical plant at the Smithsonian Institution in their local papers and on HNN, ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/345/what-were-reading-october-11-2007-edition · 2053 days ago

What We’re Reading: July 7, 2011 Edition

... Smithsonian Renaissance Man ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1366/what-were-reading-july-7-2011-edition · 688 days ago

Edsitement Provides Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

... of links to other relevant sites, like the Smithsonian’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/326/edsitement-provides-resources-for-national-hispanic-heritage-month · 2068 days ago

Board Meets to Discuss Declassification

... ruling on Copyright Restrictions, a deal to make Smithsonian images available commerically, and more on this ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/125/board-meets-to-discuss-declassification · 2307 days ago

What We’re Reading: January 31, 2013

... follow the interview or panel format. The Smithsonian Museum of American History’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1936/what-were-reading-january-31-2013 · 114 days ago

What We’re Reading: February 14, 2013

... and time period. Last week, the Smithsonian held an online conference entitled ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1958/what-were-reading-february-14-2013 · 100 days ago

What We’re Reading: May 2, 2013

... Smithsonian Will ... The Smithsonian recently announced it will be closing branches ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/2038/what-were-reading-may-2-2013 · 23 days ago

What We’re Reading: November 27, 2008 Edition

... news, read about the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, ... After more than 5 years and $80 million, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/661/what-were-reading-november-27-2008-edition · 1640 days ago

Archiving Hurricane Memories

... of New Orleans, the Smithsonian Institution’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/184/archiving-hurricane-memories · 2244 days ago

What We're Reading: October 13, 2011 Edition

... According to the Smithsonian Inspector General, the collections of the ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1436/what-were-reading-october-13-2011-edition · 590 days ago

What We’re Reading: February 26, 2009 Edition

... ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/733/what-were-reading-february-26-2009-edition · 1549 days ago

Library of Congress Celebrates Native American Heritage Month on the Web

... Smithsonian. The site also features links to ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/375/library-of-congress-celebrates-native-american-heritage-month-on-the-web · 2020 days ago

What We’re Reading: April 19, 2012

... of the space shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian, the 2012 Guggenheim Fellows, records from the ... shuttle Discovery being flown to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1626/what-were-reading-april-19-2012 · 401 days ago

Grant of the Week: Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program

... Scholars wanting to do research in other areas of Smithsonian Libraries’ Special Collections should ...
http://blog.historians.org/grants/1966/grant-of-the-week-dibner-library-resident-scholar-program · 92 days ago

What We’re Reading: May 8, 2008 Edition

... Smithsonian to keep control of Arts and Industries ... The Smithsonian has decided to hold onto the Arts and Industries ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/515/what-were-reading-may-8-2008-edition · 1843 days ago

What We're Reading: September 1, 2011 Edition

... Participate in Smithsonian Channel’s September 11 Remembrance ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1409/what-were-reading-september-1-2011-edition · 632 days ago

Jobs and Careers in History: Interview with Tim Grove – Part 1

... has Tim made a fulfilling career working at three Smithsonian museums (a historian’s dream!), but he has ... working as a historian and educator at Smithsonian museums; explains the challenges of creating ... A: I’d been at the Smithsonian before. This is my third Smithsonian. ... really missed the stimulating environment of the Smithsonian. There weren’t any jobs in American ...
http://blog.historians.org/jobs-and-careers/808/jobs-and-careers-in-history-interview-with-tim-grove--part-1 · 1447 days ago

What We’re Reading: August 12, 2010 Edition

... This past Tuesday, August 10, 2010 the Smithsonian celebrated its 164th birthday. In ... Smithsonian Magazine takes a look at James ... who bequeathed the Smithsonian to the United States. ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1108/what-were-reading-august-12-2010-edition · 1017 days ago

Executive Director Search Begins at the OAH

... finances.” Pete Daniel (Smithsonian Institution), the co-chair of the search ...
http://blog.historians.org/news/656/executive-director-search-begins-at-the-oah · 1646 days ago

What We’re Reading: December 23, 2010 Edition

... from the National Archives, Alaska images from Smithsonian, and WWII Christmas-themed propaganda, also from ... shiver across the U.S. With this in mind the Smithsonian presents ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1208/what-were-reading-december-23-2010-edition · 884 days ago

Listening to the Past: Oral History Online

... stories of Massachusetts history. Smithsonian Archives of American Art Oral Histories ... The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art has collected ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/792/listening-to-the-past-oral-history-online · 1468 days ago

What We’re Reading: July 29, 2010 Edition

... Our ... National Agricultural Library. Also see Smithsonian Magazine’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1099/what-were-reading-july-29-2010-edition · 1031 days ago

Advocating for History and the Humanities

... as well as Patricia Q. Stonesifer (chair of the Smithsonian Institution), Don Michael Randel (president, ...
http://blog.historians.org/advocacy/717/advocating-for-history-and-the-humanities · 1571 days ago

U.S. History Myths

... By John Ferling, Smithsonian, January 2010 ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/1406/us-history-myths · 633 days ago

What We're Reading: August 25, 2011 Edition

... Smithsonian Libraries to Digitize and Convert Spanish ... Smithsonian Libraries has hired a “virtual ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1400/what-were-reading-august-25-2011-edition · 639 days ago

HistoryWired: An Online Field Trip

... of the National Museum of American History. The Smithsonian wants visitors to look at this map like a ... dozens of rectangles that represent items in the Smithsonian’s collection. Placing your cursor over a ... information, and spend some time browsing the Smithsonian’s collections. ...
http://blog.historians.org/resources/47/historywired-an-online-field-trip · 2396 days ago

... resorted to going up in a helicopter, bringing a Smithsonian photographer, and following the Transcontinental ... and we’re experimenting with social media. Smithsonian itself is really trying to figure out what Web ...
http://blog.historians.org/jobs-and-careers/810/jobs-and-careers-in-history-interview-with-tim-grove--part-2 · 1445 days ago

... spills through history, and peruse some of the Smithsonian’s more unique holdings. We also note two ... The Smithsonian Photography Initiative’s Bigger Picture ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1051/what-were-reading-may-20-2010-edition · 1101 days ago

... Green, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution ...
http://blog.historians.org/annual-meeting/1778/session-of-the-week-foods-from-places-foods-with-stories-a-roundtable-on-the-state-of-the-field-of-food-history · 219 days ago

What We’re Reading: May 23, 2013

... slave cabin from Edisto, South Carolina, adds to Smithsonian Museum of African American History and ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/2051/what-were-reading-may-23-2013 · 2 days ago

What We’re Reading: September 2, 2010 Edition

... about a Constitution Day panel discussion and the Smithsonian’s newly acquired Muppets. Then, turn to a ... to the Smithsonian. The National Museum of American History’s ...
http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/1127/what-were-reading-september-2-2010-edition · 996 days ago

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