Especially about Public Health. We reached out and began speaking in january because we toin thinking about how implement the story. It has been a slow process for us. What point did you realize the pandemic would stretch into the summer and potentially into the winter . Historians, they thought about the difficultiesva and weaking a vaccinecc were pretty sure it would last for quite a while. Isstill dont know what happening, as you know and so we are still taking things weak by week in the museum. Steve so before mid march, what were your job duties and how has it changed over the past couple of months . Alexandra we had been planning a division of medicine for the museum and we started that were years ago. When the pandemic was getting, we were very deep into the planning part of it and we begin to think about now were going to have to change the exhibit to include covid19 and that meant we needed to collect objects related to covid19. Anyway but nowat it became imperative especially
Culture at the Smithsonians National museum of the American Indian. I leave the scholars, the historians, the curators at the museum who are in charge of producing exhibitions, the books, a lot of the Educational Programs and symposiums, and work with a collection of about 824,000 objects. But i have a real interest in photographys and we have also over 500,000 photographs in the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. So, i have been working very hard in the years i spent to this museum, i am a 30 year career at the smithsonian but i just joined the American Indian museum in the last year and these photographs are of much interest to me as an archivist. You wrote an article about the collection. Tell us why you wrote this article a virtual tour history. Ms. Delaney thanks, richard. We have a great magazine. American indian magazine that is a members magazine for our museums. It has become more and more familiar with it over time, so when i was asked to think about the o
Of photos shes gonna put up so we can discuss what we are going over the book today. Speedily see if i can figure this out for us. This is just going to roll theres Nothing Specific it will just roll for us. Alright with the photos as we discussed this is a wonderful new book thats come out on april 21 something good for us to all read at this time. Just did a quick introduction doctor landdeck is a professor at Texas Womens University which coincidentally or not coincidentally is home of the archives. And this is a book thats very special for her and her shes going to talk about her journey to getting this book to publication. I want to start, something i am always fascinated by his how did you get started on this topic . When did you learn about it . Guest thats a great question and thanks so much for having me. And for talking meet today. I like to show this picture its silly, but this is that moment in time right met carol bailey bosco all of the aviation peaches who might beyond h
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