Collection Spotlights

View curated sets of collection items. Many of the collection items feature stories from our experts and curators.

One sheet of 100 imperforate Ukraine trident overprint stamps mounted to the front of an album page. The stamps are olive green and are printed with the numeral '2'.

Lowenstein Ukraine Postage Stamp Album 1

One sheet of 50 imperforate Ukraine trident overprint stamps with overlapping 'V's in the selvage mounted to the front of an album page. The stamps have red-brown frames with a light green oval insert and scroll designs.

Lowenstein Ukraine Postage Stamp Album 2

A woman in a formal dress stands under a cherry tree full of blossoms.

Madame Lillian Evanti

A colorful poster features Marian Anderson singing in front of an American flag suspended between two columns

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson singing in front of the Lincoln Memorial

Marian Anderson: Voice of the Century

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon

A model of a steam boat with a paddle wheel on the left and the right rides of the boat.

Maritime Patent Models

Harriet Tubman

Marking Harriet Tubman's 200th Birthday

martha graham portrait

Martha Graham

Mary Vaux Walcott

Mary Vaux Walcott

Open book of mathematical tables. The pages are made up of slips of paper which get longer as page numbers increase

Mathematical Charts and Tables

Figure made of 4 intersecting cubes. One is yellow, one black, one red, and one blue.

Mathematical Objects Relating to Charter Members of the MAA

Painting of a isosceles triangular shape with a rounded base. Shades progress from dark to lighter tints of purple to show pendulum motion

Mathematical Paintings of Crockett Johnson

Coradi integraph. Two wheels are attached by an axle which holds up a mechanical arm. Attached to this is tracer and a pencil

Mechanical Integrators and Differential Analyzers

Zitkala-Sa portrait, Sioux woman

Meeting of Two Gertrudes

Brown wooden cube divided into a 10x10 centimeter grid pattern sitting to the left of a hollow silver metal box.

Metric System Demonstration Apparatus

Lithograph depicting an indigenous Mexican woman cooking while her seated child looks up at her.

Mexican America

Image of protective helmet with orange and black check pattern

Military Personal Items

purple quartz gem

Minerals and Gems

Silver oil wick miner's lamp

Mining Lights and Hats

grid of 3d renders: boots, string instruments, virgin statue, printing press

Molina Family Latino Gallery

flowers

Museum Bouquet

Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody at Resurrection City. Wash., D.C., 1968, by Robert Houston, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Music Anniversaries in 2018

Buddy Holly Stamp

Music Stamps

Lavender heeled boots with the symbol for the artist known as Prince

Music and Fashion: Culture in Conversation

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