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  1. Aerial photograph of the National Mall with the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt covering the four blocks west of the U.S. Capitol Building.

    Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2022

    • Date: November 3, 2022
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields thousands of questions per year.

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  3. The Archives Staff Kept Austin Weird at SAA 2019

    • Date: August 20, 2019
    • Description: This summer, members of the Archives staff packed their bags and headed to the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and Society of American Archivists (SAA). When they returned, they refected om the most useful sessions and what topics they're looking for in the future.

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  5. A Smithsonian History coloring book from the Archives.

    Celebrate National Teacher's Day with Education Resources at the Archives

    • Date: May 8, 2012
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: In honor of National Teacher's Day, the Archives shares some of its K-12 teaching resources and lesson plans.

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    Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 2: Audio and Video Collections

    • Date: December 21, 2011
    • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
    • Description: Current conditions of audiovisual archives in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

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    Weeding Files

    • Date: April 18, 2011
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recommends that files be weeded on a regular basis. Weeding is the act of removing unnecessary files from the active records. The result is significant savings in storage space and faster and more efficient retrieval of information for research purposes. Extensive weeding is necessary when the records contain large numbers of reference

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    Link Love: 10/29/2010

    • Date: October 29, 2010
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    The Challenge of Preserving Digital Architectural Drawings

    • Date: July 27, 2010
    • Creator: Jessica Scott
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_7461" align="aligncenter" width="369" caption="Construction of the National Museum of the American Indian, July 2003, digital photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-012, Box 24, Folder NMAI Construction-July 2003, Folder CD_1, # U.jpg."] [/caption] At the Archives, we’ve recently begun working with some digital files of architectural

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  15. Attendees of the Field Notes Edit-a-Thon 2013, by Geraldshields11

    Field Notes Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

    • Date: June 27, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: This is a summary of the Smithsonian Institution Archives' 3rd Wikipedia edit-a-thon on the scientific field books in the Archives’ collections

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  17. A Bactrian camel stands in a field. The photograph captures a profile of the camel.

    Archives Puzzles: Hump Day Already?!

    • Date: July 27, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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    History of AVMPI

    • Date: April 7, 2021
    • Description: Pan-Institutional Survey The Smithsonian Institution Archives, partnering with seven Smithsonian units, conducted a comprehensive survey of audiovisual collections consisting of analog film, audio, and video held across the Institution. Proposed by the Audiovisual Archivists Interest Lunch (AVAIL) group and funded by the Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF), this

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  21. Writing At Cross Purposes

    • Date: June 12, 2012
    • Creator: Mary Markey
    • Description: Another discovery in the Smithsonian Institution Archives— a letter that takes illegibility to new heights.

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  23. Cheetah Cubs, May 23, 2012, courtesy of the National Zoological Park.

    Be a Friend in 2013!

    • Date: January 29, 2013
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives needs your help in strengthening our collections through donations of your time and resources. Please check out our new online donations page.

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