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      Collections in Context

      • Date: March 22, 2010
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12311,size=250,right]Walking into the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History one immediately comes face to face with the Fénykövi Elephant (also affectionately known as Henry). Taken at a glance, the African elephant is impressive and imposing, standing over guests to a tune of 13 feet and 2 inches when measured at the shoulder. The Fénykövi

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      The National Park that Never Was

      • Date: August 25, 2016
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: This month marks the centennial of the National Park Service—learn about one that was planned but never built.

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      Link Love: 4/23/2010

      • Date: April 23, 2010
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="World War II. Liberation of Holland. Dutch people waving at allied planes, The Netherlands, location unknown, 1945, Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA001015927. "][/caption] During WWII, many spots in Holland were liberated in April of 1945. Check out some of the National Archief’s new set of Flickr Commons photos

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    7. Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) Staff Member with Chameleon Specimens

      Sneak Peek 11/5/2018

      • Date: November 5, 2018
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) staff member with chameleon specimens at Navy Yard laboratory, SIA Acc. 16-126, MNH-137.

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      Creating a Digital Smithsonian

      • Date: September 28, 2010
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_8323" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Smithsonian employees attend the 2010 Smithsonian Digitization Fair. Photograph by Michael Barnes."][/caption] For two days in mid-September, Smithsonian Institution employees gathered for a digitization fair to share ideas and hear about some neat projects. Even those who work here are impressed by

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    11. Checking the contents of the boxes against the finding aid to ensure all materials are accounted for.

      Project SEARCH Comes to the Archives

      • Date: June 16, 2015
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: This spring, the Archives welcomed Heather Weiss, a Project SEARCH intern, and as her time with us comes to an end, we wanted to highlight her accomplishments.

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    13. A woman sits and poses for a photograph. She isn’t really smiling, Her hands are crossed on her lap. She is wearing a collared shirt under a striped blazer.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Jean Milton Berdan

      • Date: July 6, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: 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.

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      James Smithson, c. 1765–1829

      • Date: June 27, 2012
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: On June 27, 1829 James Smithson passed away in Genoa, Italy. His remains were later to rest in the Smithsonian Institution Building.

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    17. Preservation Week is April 27 to May 3, 2014. May Day is a time to reflect and do something to better prepare for emergencies at your archives, library, museum, historical society, or preservation organizations.

      What is the PRICE of Emergencies on Cultural Heritage?

      • Date: May 1, 2014
      • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
      • Description: In honor of MayDay – Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness, 2014, here is an item of interest about a new group at the Smithsonian called Preparation and Response in Collections Emergencies (PRICE) and resources on Incident Command in emergencies for cultural heritage organizations.

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      Introducing the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: December 8, 2020
      • Description: We've got big news! The Smithsonian Libraries and Smithsonian Institution Archives have merged to become Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.

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      Records and Information Management Month: The Registrar

      • Date: April 23, 2010
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Did you know that April is Records and Information Management Month? What is records and information management? Glad you asked! [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Dan Brown Books, by Federico Filacchione, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] Information is collected data, thoughts, ideas, or memories. Records are documents that contain information

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      The Star Spangled Banner, an American Icon

      • Date: July 4, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Happy Fourth of July! On Independence Day, flags are flown across the nation. The Smithsonian has many versions of the American flag in its collections, the best known being the Star Spangled Banner. But, do you know its history, and how it came to the Smithsonian? The Star Spangled Banner is a huge 15-star, 15-stripe garrison flag, 30 feet by 42 feet, made in 1813 by Mary

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