Staff Voices

For American Archives Month, Barbara Aikens, head of collections processing, takes a deep dive into the finding aid.

New York collector Annette Leddy highlights the Dore Ashton papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the fall 2016 issue (vol. 55, no. 2) of the Archives of American Art Journal. 

National collector Jason Stieber highlights the Albert Bloch papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the spring 2016 issue (vol. 55, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal. 

New York collector Annette Leddy highlights the Dore Ashton papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the spring 2016 issue (vol. 55, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal. 

Hunter Drohojowska-Philp highlights the Eileen Cowin papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the spring 2016 issue (vol. 55, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal. 

This is the first in a series of entries that highlight new acquisitions, beginning with Mary Savig, curator of manuscripts, on the Robert Ebendorf papers. The following essay was originally published in the spring 2016 issue (vol. 55, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal. 

Archivist Rihoko Ueno examines the friendship of Miné Okubo and Kay Sekimachi through their letters.

Blogs across the Smithsonian will give an inside look at the Institution’s archival collections and practices during a month long blog-a-thon in celebration of October’s American Archives Month. See additional posts from our other participating blogs, as well as related events and resources, on the Smithsonian’s Archives Month website.

With Halloween fast approaching, digital projects librarian Bettina Smith offers up some suggestions for easy DIY costumes inspired by the Archives’ collections.

We continue to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a post by archivist Rihoko Ueno, who looks at one of Miné Okubo’s major artistic subjects: the cat.