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 Happy Holidays from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives! December 25, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz

We wish you and yours happy holidays!

  
 
 The World Is Yours: Christmas in the Colonies December 24, 2020 by Kira Sobers

Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Christmas in the Colonies.”

  
 
 Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marilyn Graskowiak December 23, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz

Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

  
 
 Happy Holidays from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives! December 22, 2020 by Jessica Scott

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season. 

  
 
 Archives Puzzles: Bundling Up December 21, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz

Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

  
 
 Link Love: 12/18/2020 December 18, 2020 by Deborah Shapiro

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

  
 
 The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall December 17, 2020 by Cameron R. Sandlin, Institutional History Division Intern

The AIDS Memorial Quilt has a long history with the National Mall and the Smithsonian Institution starting with its first appearance on the Mall in 1987.

  
 
 Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborra Richardson December 16, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz

Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

  
 
 Hands On. Hands Off. December 14, 2020 by Ellen Alers

Will such things as the Hands on History Room ever exist again?

  
 
 Archives Puzzles: Some Library Love December 14, 2020 by Emily Niekrasz

Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

  

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