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      An Accidental Archivist...

      • Date: July 15, 2011
      • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
      • Description: I was reading one of Holland Cotter’s reviews of an art exhibition in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, when I came across a description of a show that was about to close and wished I’d been able to see. At a space run by the Esopus Foundation, Bob Warner, a New York artist and optician, was opening, one box at a time, the cartons of material that another artist, Ray

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      Ask an Archivist

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      • Variety of record formats that are commonly found in archives.

        Some Archival Career Advice

        • Date: April 26, 2012
        • Creator: Jennifer Wright
        • Description: Commonly asked questions and answers about becoming an archivist.

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      • Where Are Archives Going? Impressions from SAA 2012

        • Date: August 30, 2012
        • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
        • Description: Impressions from the Society of American Archivists 2012 Annual Meeting on how archives are transforming themselves in the 21st century.

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      • Seven volunteer standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a reading room.

        #MCN50 Conference Next Week

        • Date: November 7, 2017
        • Creator: Charles Zange
        • Description: Behind the archivists, technicians, and specialists of the museum field are an abundance of organizations that network ideas, connect professionals, and present new strategies to broaden the impact of museums (American Alliance of Museums, Society of American Archivists, etc.). Many associations focus on specific aspects of this dynamic field and help to push museum practice

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      • This is the AV equipment that we have here at the Archives which we make available to other units who may need it.

        The Power of Collaboration

        • Date: October 21, 2014
        • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
        • Description: Audiovisual archivists come together at the annual meeting of the Association of Moving Image Archivists to create tools for audiovisual conservation.

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      • Smithsonian Summer Showdown - Vote Will!

        Link Love: 8/8/2014

        • Date: August 8, 2014
        • 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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      • 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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        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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      • 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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      • Link Love: 8/07/2020

        • Date: August 7, 2020
        • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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        Just what is an archives, anyway?

        • Date: October 5, 2010
        • Creator: Jennifer Wright
        • Description: This month, the Smithsonian Institution Archives, along with many other archives across the Smithsonian and around the nation, will be celebrating American Archives Month. The purpose of this celebration is "to raise awareness about the value of archives and archivists." We write a lot about what an archivist does on this blog, but, for those of you who don't know and are

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