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    SIA Acc. 84-224, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Records, 1964-1984

    • Date: 1964 1964-1984
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Louis R. Purnell

    • Date: August 23, 2016
    • Description: A twentieth century Renaissance man, Louis R. Purnell lived a remarkable life. His career began in the skies above Italy and Germany, where he flew 88 combat missions as an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen. After the war, while working at the National Museum of Natural History, he traveled the world’s oceans collecting marine specimens, taught himself geology and

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    This Day in SI History - april | Smithsonian Institution Archives

    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    This Day in SI History - september | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Solomon Brown

    • Date: August 19, 2016
    • Description: Born in 1829 to free black parents along the border between Maryland and the District of Columbia, Solomon Galleon Brown would become, at age 23, the first black employee of the Smithsonian. Starting out as a laborer in the Exchange Office, he ultimately became the personal assistant of Spencer Baird, the second secretary of the Smithsonian. By the time of his 1904 retirement,

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    SIA RU000410, Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, Publicity Records, circa 1965-1974, 1987

    • Date: 1965 1965-1987 circa 1965-1974, 1987
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 07-010, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.), NASM Historical Files, 1947-2003

    • Date: 1947 1947-2003
    • Creator: National Air and Space Museum
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 10-140, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Audiotapes, 1969-2005

    • Date: 1969 1969-2005
    • Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    John Kinard

    • Date: August 23, 2016
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14623,size=300,left]Born in 1936 in Washington DC, John Robert Edward Kinard would become the first African American director of a Smithsonian museum at the age of 31. Kinard’s circuitous path into museum work took him from development work in Africa to community organizing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore to a dilapidated theater on Nichols Street in DC’s

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    WWI: Staff Supporting the War Effort

    • Date: June 17, 2016
    • Description: The men and women of the Smithsonian are the Institution’s most important asset, a fact which was as true in the 1910s as it is today. The staff of the Smithsonian work together to fulfill their mission: ‘the increase and diffusion of knowledge,’ working for the public good and engaging the world. During World War I, this mission expanded beyond academic knowledge to support

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    This Day in SI History - | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    This Day in SI History - january | Smithsonian Institution Archives

    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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