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Smithsonian Archives Short Fact Sheet

• Collections at the Smithsonian Institution Archives: 38,000 cubic feet 
• Collections available online: 19,000 collection guides, digitized images, documents, and publications.
• Number of collections including born digital material: 452
• Reference inquiries answered in 2011: 5,587 in person visits, emails, phone calls, and US post mail.
• Current topics studied at the Archives:
  • The historical architectural records of the Arts & Industries Building 
  • Changing views of feral animals by Smithsonian and Department of Interior biologists 
  • The Smithsonian during the Civil War 
  • Portrayal of disability and accommodation of disability in Smithsonian exhibits 
  • Alice Pike Barney and her efforts to transform Washington, D.C., into the nation's cultural capital in the early 20^th century

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Smithsonian Institution Archives News Releases

• Field Book Project Releases Previously Unpublished Scientific Records Documenting Biological Specimen Online , December 19, 2012 
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Hosts Wikipedian in Residence and Outreach Events with Wikipedia Volunteers, March 26, 2012
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives a Smithsonian Women’s Committee Grant to Support the Digitization of Scientific Field Books, March 23, 2012
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Launches a New Website, September 12, 2011
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Releases New and Rare Photos of the Scopes Trial, July 11, 2011
• Smithsonian Institution Archives Receives Major Grants to Support Collections Access and Care, June 20, 2011
• Smithsonian Institution’s Archives Celebrate American Archives Month 2010 with Smithsonian Archives Fair Friday, Oct. 22, September 15, 2010
• Smithsonian Photography Initiative Announces Its New Blog “The Bigger Picture,” April 13, 2009
• Smithsonian Institution Shares Photographs on The Commons on Flickr, June 18, 2008