Dr. Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018) served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1984 to 1994. An archeologist, he brought an understanding of human societies to his role as leader of the Smithsonian, instituting new educational and diversity programs. 

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In 1978, the Smithsonian began a collections inventory program to count how many objects are in our Collections.

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's director, Kim Sajet, has established more inclusive collecting and hiring practices at the museum including enabling the first long-running series on Latina activist, Dolores Huerta. #Groundbreaker

Has the emphasis on keyboard proficiency in schools become a barrier to understanding historical records? Paleography to the rescue?

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