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Harvard University professor Reed Gochberg provided a history of museums in the 19th century that included debates over curators, collections, and the importance of certain historical…
181 viewsHarvard University professor Reed Gochberg provided a history of museums in the 19th century that included debates over curators, collections, and the importance of certain historical…
181 viewsHistorians Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen provided a history of libraries, from philanthropic beginnings to changes in collections over the centuries, including the impact of the…
125 viewsTracie Hall, executive director of the American Library Association, talked about the country’s public libraries and some of the challenges they face. About Books also reported on the latest…
181 viewsFormer Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built in the city. He was…
259 viewsThe House Administration Committee held a hearing focused on the impact of climate change, specifically flooding, on the Smithsonian Institution’s facilities and collections.
518 viewsThe Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum marked its 30th anniversary in 2021 with speakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Archivist of the United States…
84 viewsFormer Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is…
102 viewsFormer Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is…
175 viewsFormer Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being built in…
710 viewsThe International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina is slated to open its doors in the summer of 2022. American History TV sat in on a course at the The Citadel, which…
296 viewsRichard Stamm and Steve Berry gave a tour and talked about the history of the Smithsonian Castle, which was completed in 1855. The tour visited several spaces that are not open to the public,…
2,117 viewsAuthor and librarian Nancy Pearl, The Writers Library; Janet Skeslien, The Paris Library; Ray Baker, director of the Miami-Dade Public Library System; and American Library in Paris director…
360 viewsThe Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on two new Smithsonian museums proposals: the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino. Senators from both parties spoke…
1,036 viewsScholar and writer Lynda Cooper presented a history of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. She described the influence the event had on the artists and architects who designed and…
293 viewsAlexandra Lord, medicine and science director and curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, discussed the museum’s coronavirus pandemic artifacts collection.
417 viewsThe Library of Congress hosted an online conversation between Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch about how cultural institutions can come to the…
132 viewsLibrarians discussed how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted public libraries throughout the country. This virtual event was hosted by the annual publishing industry conference, Book Expo.
699 viewsSecretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch, author of A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture During the Age of Bush, Obama, and…
1,186 viewsAuthor and New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean recounted the Los Angeles Public Library Fire of 1986.
753 viewsClaire Jerry, a political history curator with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, was interviewed in Manchester, New Hampshire, about her efforts to collect political…
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