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National Museum of American History

How can you earn the National Museum of American History Barnstar?

Write or edit a start or higher article, citing at least one source from the National Museum of American History's Collections.
Translate a National Museum of American History-related article into another language Wikipedia, with appropriate links and content related to the National Museum of American History.
Add captions and categories to images in Wikimedia Commons of artifacts from the National Museum of American History

Then, share your successes on our Outcomes page!

Contributions to Wikimedia Commons

Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Doll House (8306544779)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Guitar (822086564)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Sculpture designed by José de Rivera and created by Roy Gussow, located on the grounds of the National Museum of American History

Project scope and purpose

This project aims to coordinate the sharing of resources between the National Museum of American History and the Wikimedia community in a relationship of mutual benefit. The Museum collects, preserves, describes, and provides access to artifacts relating to American history; a mission that aligns with Wikipedia’s goal to provide “free access to the sum of all human knowledge.”

Expansion of coverage and access to authoritative sources

Expand coverage on Wikipedia about people and topics relevant to the National Museum of American History’s collections. This includes providing access to sources for citations on existing pages, and creating new pages on notable people and topics.

Media contribution to Wikimedia Commons

Ongoing content donations to Wikimedia Commons featuring public domain documents and images from the National Museum of American History, allowing for these images to be utilized by educators and researchers worldwide without restrictions.

A learning experience

Collaborate with students and lifelong learners to help them grow their knowledge of art history while researching and contributing to Wikipedia articles. Empower Smithsonian staff and volunteers to grow their skills as confidence as Wikipedia contributors. Provide opportunities for new relationships and connections within the libraries, archives, and museum communities.

Requests

The National Museum of American History collects and preserves more than 3 million artifacts, forming a fascinating mosaic of American life and comprising the greatest single collection of American history. Curatorial departments include:

Archives Center
Division of Armed Forces History
Division of Culture and the Arts
Division of Home and Community Life
Division of Medicine and Science
Division of Political History
Division of Work and Industry

If you are seeking something specific, please post on the requests page, and we will do our best to meet your needs.

Categories, Templates, and Userboxes

Articles about people, organizations, movements, or events heavily documented in the National Museum of American History's collections should have a hidden category on the main page, and a Wikiproject template on their talk page. Userboxes are for volunteers to place on their user pages.

Hidden category: [[Category:National Museum of American History related]]
Talk page template: {{WikiProject National Museum of American History|class=C|importance=top}}
Userboxes: {{User WP GLAM NMAH}} (National Museum of American History) and {{User WPGLAM/SI}} (Smithsonian Institution)

Meetups, blogs, & presentations

2015

February 10, 2015 [Edit-a-thon with American University Class COMM535 and Journalism professor Andrew Lih]
June 6, 2015 Edit-a-thon for Wiki Loves Pride

Metrics/Statistical Data

Examine statistical data related to traffic from Wikimedia websites to the Museum’s website, as well as usage statistics of images, data and other related materials with the invaluable tools provided by Wikimedia developers.

Analysis is based on the importance of the topic and the connection it has in regards to the National Museum of American History. This analysis is being completed by historians and staff, articles are rated based on the amount of content or quality of content within the Museum and its relevance to what is owned by the Museum. Collections that are restricted or not owned by the Museum are not being included. This chart is still under development and is only a selected portion of the Museum's holdings.

Low = Only available on microfilm and/or only small amount of images possibly not for release.
Mid = Light biographical information in page description, minor details related to subject.
High = Oral history, partially digitized or primarily images.
Top = Fully digitized