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    1. Circular tin cans for film that are stacked on top of one another. Slight rust is visible,

      Preserving Smithsonian World, The First Steps

      • Date: May 21, 2019
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: As a result of a generous grant, the Archives will soon catalogue and rehouse around 1,750 at-risk audiovisual media related to Smithsonian World.

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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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      Cabinet of Curiosities

      • Date: September 7, 2010
      • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_8083" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="The mysterious cabinet of curiosities with assorted film cameras perched on top, 2010, by Michael Barnes, SIA."][/caption] Last fall a piece of furniture showed up in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) reception area. Aside from a few nicks, it is a large, handsome cabinet with drawers and double

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      Paper vs. Electronic: The Not-So-Final Battle

      • Date: April 10, 2014
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The question of which is better - paper or electronic records - doesn't have a simple answer.

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      The Substitute Mother

      • Date: January 20, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright

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      SD 502 - Management of Cellulose Nitrate Still Picture and Motion Picture Film

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      • GIF for ask an archivist day. The text reads: #AskAnArchivist Day @SmithsonianArch October 13, 2021. Four moving GIFS in the background feature: a photo slide cabinet, pages turning of an oversize document, someone walking down a photo storage aisle, and a document box being out together.

        #AskAnArchivist 2021

        • Date: October 14, 2021
        • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
        • Description: You asked. We answered. And we had a whole lot of fun doing it. On October 13, 2021, Archives staff answered questions on Twitter and Instagram for #AskAnArchivist Day 2021.

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        Pennywise Preservation: Oversized Prints and Drawings

        • Date: December 13, 2016
        • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
        • Description: Providing suitable housing for collections can sometimes be cost-prohibitive. When the Archives received a large collection of oversized drawings, a cost-savings approach had to be employed while still achieving an appropriate housing strategy for long-term preservation.

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      • A 2002 press release about an exhibition at the National Museum at Natural History. It was written and saved as a Microsoft Word document.

        Word-processing files need love, too

        • Date: December 31, 2015
        • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
        • Description: Word-processing documents are important to preserve as well as other digital items.

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        Recommended Preservation Formats for Electronic Records

        • Date: April 26, 2017
        • Description: This document is intended for Smithsonian staff responsible for organizing and managing electronic records. It describes Smithsonian Institution Archives’ guidelines regarding file formats used for the long-term preservation of electronic records.

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        COLLABORATIVE ELECTRONIC RECORDS PROJECT

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          Recapping "Working Women: The Smithsonian Institution as a Case Study"

          • Date: December 24, 2019
          • Creator: Hannah Byrne
          • Description: Last week, on December 17 and 18, folks from across the Smithsonian and the public gathered to listen, learn, and discuss at "Working Women: The Smithsonian Institution as a Case Study," a two-day symposium, organized by the American Women’s History Initiative. Presenters celebrated women working at the Smithsonian and explored how they represent the broader experience for

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