WASHINGTON.- The Smithsonian Board of Regents voted at its Monday, Jan. 31, meeting to nominate Steve Case to join the Board. Case’s nomination as a citizen Regent is pending approval by Congress and President Barack Obama. The 17-member Smithsoni…
Audit Shows Records at National Archives in Washington at Risk of being Lost for Good
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
Audit Shows Records at National Archives in Washington at Risk of being Lost for Good
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
Audit Shows Records at National Archives at Risk
WASHINGTON (AP).- An audit prompted in part by the loss of the Wright Brothers’ original patent and maps for atomic bomb missions in Japan finds some of the nation’s prized historical documents are in danger of being lost for good. Nearly 80 percent of…
United States Funds Restoration of Global Islamic Sites
NEW YORK, NY.- The good will tour of the Middle East by the imam behind the proposed mosque near ground zero is just part of the U.S. government’s efforts to reach out to the Muslim world. This year, the Obama administration will spend nearly $6 millio…
National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives has received a $323,000 “Save America’s Treasures” grant from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The grant will ensure long-term preser…