Excerpt:
An annotated bibliography of published and unpublished works on the history of the Smithsonian Institution is available on-line. Included are journal articles, monographs, reports, dissertations, and oral history interviews. Topics covered include administration, buildings, collections, exhibits, expeditions, public programs, Smithsonian Secretaries, and women's history.
Annotation:
This site includes information about archives at the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a few on-line exhibits. The papers of Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Institution, who also helped to create telegraphs and electricity, are available online, along with several primary documents. The Smithsonian also hosts the papers of many of the scientists and historians of science who have worked at the Smithsonian since its foundation. Some of the more important figures such as Charles P. Alexander, a zoologist, and Charles D. Walcott, a geologist and Secretary of the Institute, have biographies attached to the description of their papers. There are also finding guides to the collections and descriptions of various research databses and how to access them. The site is imformative and well maintained.