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    Most Likely to be Succeeded

    • Date: May 19, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Posing with a yearbook picture of myself, by Billy Mabray, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] I’m a fan of yearbooks. I was an editor of mine in college, a somewhat unusual, multi-volume, and boxed object that included two books, a booklet, a brochure, and (it being the late sixties) a balloon. Back then, we

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    A New Look at Home Movies

    • Date: May 31, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="I have no hours in the day to watch TV/games. Don't let life go by!!, by National Media Museum, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] From 2002-2005, a unique archive of video tapes was compiled by the Center on Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) at UCLA, with the goal of studying a relatively new social

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    Reflections on a Reference Request: Father’s Day Edition

    • Date: June 17, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Learn how our archive of institutional memory can also be a place for family stories.

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    Volunteers and the Smithsonian: A History

    • Date: April 5, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    It’s a Squirrelly Kind of Day

    • Date: January 21, 2020
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: While squirrels get their own special day, the Smithsonian did have an expert about these familiar creatures.

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    Joy Over Grief

    • Date: August 18, 2009
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Several weeks ago a brown box full of photographs arrived at “The Smithsonian.” Now being that “The Smithsonian” is actually made up of many museums and research centers, this brown box was circulated through several offices before I finally got the call to see if it was something that I wanted. Usually the Smithsonian would rather not receive unsolicited donations. Though,

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  13. Mug shot of Larry Craig, U.S. Senator (R-Idaho), following his arrest on June 11

    Love Thy Neighbor's Mug Shot

    • Date: September 17, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  15. Record Player, National Museum of American History, 1986.3096.27.

    There Are Records and Then There Are Records

    • Date: April 12, 2016
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Records, not to be confused with albums, are defined as information created or received during the course of business.

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  17. An L-shaped stacked stone and mortar house with a slate roof and white-painted sash windows sits amidst a grassy expanse. A lichen-covered stacked stone wall separates the front garden from pastureland.

    Walking in the Footsteps of Hungerfords

    • Date: September 15, 2022
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Readers of The Bigger Picture will be familiar with the Hungerford Deed, a 1787 property contract dividing a lucrative land inheritance between the mother and aunt of the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson. Over the last three years I have been able to take a deep dive into the content of the Deed and strengthen our understanding of Smithson’s choice to leave his

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    What should I do with all this stuff?!?

    • Date: August 31, 2010
    • Creator: Ginger Yowell
    • Description: Even though the world is becoming increasingly more electronic, many of us still have an abundance of things not created or saved in digital format. Whether it's old letters, original architectural drawings from the house your grandfather built, books, photographs, or home movies on Super 8, figuring out how to store these things can be difficult. [caption id="attachment_7890"

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  21. Three men, two women and a child pulling rope to ring bell.

    Celebrating One Year and Many More to Come: National Museum of African American History and Culture

    • Date: September 26, 2017
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Just two days ago, the Smithsonian celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It seems like just yesterday that we were all waiting for the doors to open; yet, so much has happened in the past year. Since President Barack Obama rang the bell that opened the museum, long lines and happy faces are

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    Call for Entries! History in the Making

    • Date: January 2, 2009
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: We are excited to start the New Year with our first Call for Entries for the click! photography changes everything, an online exhibit that explores how photography influences every aspect of our daily lives. This month’s focus: History in the Making – the perfect opportunity to share your thoughts on the recent U.S. presidential elections and upcoming inauguration. Has

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