The Smithsonian's first-ever Archives Fair in October 2010 featured an “Ask the Smithsonian” program, with hands-on consultations and preservation tips from archivists, librarians, historians, and conservators. It also included a lecture series, video recordings of which appear below. For a detailed schedule of the 2010 Archives Fair events and speakers, see 2010 Archives Fair Schedule and Speakers [PDF].
Archives of American Gardens, Museum Specialists Joyce Connolly, The Most Famous Man You’ve Never Heard Of: Dr. J. Horace McFarland
Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Special Collections Cataloger Diane Shaw, The Russell E. Train Africana Collection: An Archival Safari through Photographs, Sketchbooks, Manuscripts and Other Materials from the Smithsonian Libraries
Archives of American Art, Archives Specialist Mary Savig, Out of the Box: The Archives of American Art’s Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
National Museum of American Indian Archives Center, Head Archivist Jennifer R. O’Neal, Cultural Stewardship at the National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives NMAfA, Senior Archivist Amy J. Staples, The Chief S.O. Alonge Photographic Collection: Royal Court of Benin photographer, Nigeria, 1926 – 1989 Preservation project funded by the Smithsonian’s Collection Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF)
National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives, led by Photo Archivist Gina Rappaport, Documenting World Cultures at the National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives
National Museum of American History Archives Center, Curator of Photography David Haberstich, The Scurlock Photographs Project: Challenges in Preservation, Cataloguing, and Access
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Director of Digital Services and IT Archivist Riccardo Ferrante, Put Away… and Not Forgotten
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collections Care Manager Sarah Stauderman, Preservation of Videotape
