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    SIA Acc. 13-271, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records, 2008

    • Date: 2008
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 11-305, Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Events and Protocol, Event Files, 2002-2007

    • Date: 2002 2002-2007
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events and Protocol
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    A Tale of Two Sisters

    • Date: August 4, 2021
    • Description: Why would an English chemist donate his fortune to the United States, a newly formed country he had never visited? We will likely never know exactly why in 1826 James Smithson chose to bequeath more than half a million dollars to create the Smithsonian Institution.

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  7. Alexander Wetmore in Panama, 1947.

    The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I

    • Date: April 26, 2016
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.

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    SIA Acc. 94-149, Smithsonian Institution Office of Quincentenary Programs, Records, 1984-1993

    • Date: 1984 1984-1993
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Quincentenary Programs
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  11. 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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    SIA Acc. 85-204, Smithsonian Institution Office of Design and Construction, Project Files, 1975-1984

    • Date: 1975 1975-1984
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 15-179, DeVorkin, David H. 1944-, David H. DeVorkin Papers, 1987-2010

    • Date: 1987 1987-2010
    • Creator: DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Torch 03/1977

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1977 Box 1 Folder 3

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    SIA Acc. 18-238, Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, News Releases, 1966-2009

    • Date: 1966 1966-2009
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Alexander Wetmore, 1886-1978

    • Date: April 14, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  23. Black and white photograph of a baby two-toed sloth in a basket holding the finger of its caretaker.

    A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian

    • Date: October 20, 2020
    • Creator: Jessica Scott
    • Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.

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