How the Public Helped Historians Better Understand What Happened at Tulsa
A century after the massacre of a prosperous Black community, Smithsonian volunteers transcribed nearly 500 pages of vital records in less than 24 hours
Mississippi Returns Hundreds of Native Americans’ Remains to Chickasaw Nation
Decades after their bones were placed in storage, the state has repatriated the remains of 403 Indigenous ancestors
Illustrator Jessica Esch Fell Down a ‘Rabbit Hole’ and Hasn’t Emerged Yet
During the pandemic, the Archives of American Art provided refuge and a place for artistic inspiration
The Surprising Story of the Smithsonian Sunburst
Crimilda Pontes was the Institution’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the iconic sunburst symbol
Meet Naturalist Graceanna Lewis, Who Played a Key Role in the Underground Railroad
One of the first three woman to be accepted into the Academy of Natural Sciences, Lewis left behind a legacy of science and soclal progress
A Friendship Forged in the Archives
Maine writer and illustrator Jessica Esch happened upon the Archives of American Art by chance; but destiny followed
Looking at Leisure Through Early 20th-Century Trade Catalogs
How did people a 100 years ago spend their free time outside? The Trade Literature Collection offers a few clues to some very recognizable pastimes
New Project Reimagines the U.S.’ First Antislavery Newspaper, the ‘Emancipator’
A joint initiative from Boston University and the “Boston Globe” revamps a 19th-century abolitionist publication for 21st-century research about race
Explore the Newly Digitized Archive of Alexander Calder, Famed ‘Sculptor of Air’
A new online trove from the Calder Foundation offers fans endless avenues to learn about the artist’s life and work
How Researchers Are Reading Centuries-Old Letters Without Opening Them
A new technique enables scholars to unlock the secrets of long-sealed missives
How the Smithsonian Can Help African American Families Research Their Ancestors
The National Museum of African American History and Culture offers service and tips for genealogy efforts
The Fever That Struck New York
The front lines of a terrible epidemic, through the eyes of a young doctor profoundly touched by tragedy
$1.6 Million Grant Will Support Digitization of Native American Oral Histories
The newly announced funding will help universities make decades-old interviews widely available
How America’s HBCUs Produced Generations of Black Women Leaders
Take a deep dive into the Smithsonian’s artifacts and archives and explore the legacy of America’s historically Black colleges and universities
Hundreds of Holocaust Testimonies Translated, Digitized for the First Time
The Wiener Holocaust Library plans to upload its entire collection of survivor accounts by the end of the year
Library of Congress’ Presidential Papers, From Washington’s Geometry Notes to Wilson’s Love Letters, Are Now Online
Four newly added collections mark the conclusion of a two-decade digitization project
Who Were America’s Enslaved? A New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers
The public website draws connections between existing datasets to piece together fragmentary narratives
Library of Congress Seeks Volunteers to Transcribe Letters to Theodore Roosevelt
The campaign is part of a broader crowdsourcing effort aimed at making archival materials more accessible to the public
Norway Preserves ‘The Scream’ for Future Generations by Burying Digital Copy in Arctic Coal Mine
The Munch masterpiece joins digitized art and artifacts from more than 15 countries in the “futureproof” Arctic World Archive
Two Darwin Notebooks Quietly Went Missing 20 Years Ago. Were They Stolen?
Staff at Cambridge University Libraries previously assumed that the papers had simply been misplaced in the vast collections
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