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  1. Green poses in front of an exhibit case.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Rayna Green

    • Date: August 5, 2020
    • 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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  3. Close up of 35mm color slides.

    Gaining an Appreciation for the Archives

    • Date: December 7, 2017
    • Description: For the past month, I have been immersed in the complexity that is the world of digital archiving as an intern for the Smithsonian Institution Archives. As a digital preservation intern, I have discovered aspects about archiving that I would have never considered previously, such as the processes required to document accessions, recording information for accessibility and

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  5. Aerial view of the National Museum of the American Indian from September 21, 2004, by Carl C. Hansen, Accession 11-019 - Smithsonian Photographic Services Collection, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2004-53062.

    National Museum of the American Indian in Washington Marks 10th Anniversary

    • Date: September 18, 2014
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: NMAI opened 10 years ago with a large gathering of native peoples in Washington, D.C.

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  7. Elmo and Fozzie Bear wait in the conservation lab before their debut at the donation ceremony. Courtesy of the National Museum of American History.

    Link Love: 9/27/2013

    • Date: September 27, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  9. 2012 Jazz Appreciation Month Poster.

    JAM: A Month of Musical Celebration

    • Date: April 3, 2012
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: April is Jazz Appreciation Month. In addition to events across the globe, you can find jazz nuggets in various archives.

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  11. Black and white image of Harry Walters, Navajo male, holding a blanket in a museum collection storage area.

    Harry Walters - Director of the Diné College Museum, 1973-2008

    • Date: July 30, 2020
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Before becoming the Director of the Diné College Museum in Arizona, Harry Walters spent three months at the Smithsonian learning techniques for the care and handling of artifacts, including their identification, description, conservation, storage, and exhibition.

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    Remembering Robert McCormick Adams, Secretary 1984-1994

    • Date: January 29, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_10199,size=500,center]Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018) served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1984 to 1994. He succeeded S. Dillon Ripley who had overseen a period of remarkable expansion from 1964 to 1984. Dr. Dr. Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018) served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1984 to 1994. An

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  15. Hispanic Heritage Month, postcard.

    Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

    • Date: September 17, 2013
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2013 at the Smithsonian!

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  17. October is American Archives Month

    Celebrate 2014 Archives Month!

    • Date: October 2, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: It's time again to celebrate all the wonderful things archives have and do! The Society of American Archivists declares each October American Archives Month and the Smithsonian theme for this year is "Discover and Connect." At the Smithsonian Institution Archives, we handle over 6000 reference requests per year and have an ambitious digitization plan to serve people worldwide

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  19. Hot Topics in Archival Research

    • Date: December 8, 2015
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

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  21. Fire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, February 7, 2011.

    Hold your fire! Fire prevention in archives, museums, and libraries

    • Date: February 7, 2012
    • Creator: Nora Lockshin
    • Description: Discussion of fires and fire prevention in museums, libraries, and archives, with resources.

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  23. U.S. service members raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan, on Feb. 23, 1945.

    Link Love: 5/6/2016

    • Date: May 6, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Marines are investigating a possible case of mistaken identity in the iconic WWII Iwo Jima photo. [via NPR]The little known history behind Cinco de Mayo. [via Smithsonian Magazine]A short film on the Smithsonian's incredible whale skeleton collection. [via Hakai Magazine]The Prelinger Archives has published 6600 public domain films to the Internet Archive! [via Open Culture]A

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