We bring to you the story of a dedicated naturalist turned museum pioneer.

Pygmy hippopotamus in mud wallow at National Zoological Park, May 1973, by Francine Schroeder.

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Reflections and Advice from an Archives Intern

Virginia Outwin Boochever, who endowed the National Portrait Gallery's portrait competition, became one of the first female commissioned officers in the Navy WAVES, and was a volunteer at the gallery for 19 years bringing the museum experience to retirement homes. #Groundbreaker

The 1943 and 1944 letters of science journalist Emma Reh contain vivid descriptions of the flowers and local life she observed while living in Paraguay.

Emperor Hirohito of Japan examines marine specimens during his visit to the National Museum of Natural History, with Dr. Frederick M. Bayer, curator of echinoderms in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Joseph Rosewater, curator of mollusks in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and Professor Hidemi Sato, University of Pennsylvania, by Edward Ayensu, October 2, 1975.

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.