Through the preservation and interpretation of our postal and philatelic collections, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum educates, challenges, and inspires its audiences on the breadth of American experiences.
A diverse and multifaceted cultural and educational enterprise, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is an active and visible component of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex.
Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this museum houses artifacts that reflect the social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history of the United States.
The official repository for the history of the Smithsonian, including administrative records, personal papers of scientists, and historical photographs.
The evolution of the Libraries’ outreach at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park (NZP) and Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) reflects how profoundly American zoos have changed in the last 50 years.
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Library consists of the main location (on the 1st floor and basement of the NMNH's East Court) and 11 specialized collections throughout the NMNH building.
The National Museum of Asian Art Library originated as a collection of four thousand monographs, periodical issues, offprints, and sales catalogues that art collector Charles Lang Freer donated to the Smithsonian Institution as part of his gift…
As a premier American history collection and one of 21 libraries in the Smithsonian library system, the library supports research in the following areas: all areas of American history, including social, cultural, political, and economic events…
The library is devoted to collecting and providing access to resources that support scholarship in African American history, culture, and the African Diaspora.
