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  1. Graph of the activity of Archives #volunpeers during the first 6 months of the year

    Ecology of the Transcription Center at the Archives

    • Date: September 4, 2014
    • Description: Learning the basis of landscape ecology to understand how the Transcription Center and the Smithsonian Institution Archives community of #volunpeers operates as a system.

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  3. Hypsometer sketch featured in a book.

    Joseph Henry Hypes Hypsometers

    • Date: October 29, 2019
    • Description: Although initially skeptical about the effectiveness of the hypsometer, Secretary Joseph Henry soon recognized the value of the instrument, which he discovered from his colleagues in the scientific field.

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    The Smithsonian and Latin America

    • Date: February 15, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9988,size=500,center]While many people view the Smithsonian as a complex of museums in Washington, DC, it began as and still is an international organization devoted to research and education. A look at the Smithsonian Global website reveals where Smithsonian staff can be found today.Since the Smithsonian’s founding in 1846, the Institution has

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  7. Color screenshot of a Windows XP desktop showing a Microsoft Outlook window

    Some Digital Archivist Career Advice

    • Date: March 1, 2018
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: This is the second post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professional. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out the first , and don’t be afraid to let us know who you might like to hear from next! Many picture an archivist

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    Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers

    • Date: April 19, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is

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  11. Photographer Michael Barnes and his copy stand setup.

    Board of Regents: Providing Guidance to the Stewards of the National Collections

    • Date: September 8, 2016
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: With the help of digital volunteers, we will make over a century’s worth of Smithsonian Board of Regents Meeting Minutes searchable, via the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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    Do You See What I See?

    • Date: August 13, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_1872" align="aligncenter" width="263" caption="Eyeball 1, by loonyhiker, 2009."][/caption] At some point, everyday, I scan the Internet for stories about photography’s role and impact in culture. It turns out that in addition to all the images that are out there to be seen, there are surprising numbers of reports circulating about the power of those

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    It Pays to Be Free

    • Date: March 25, 2010
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bus Seats, by Adam Gerard, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License"][/caption] I took a stroll at lunch today since it’s that time of year again when the magnolia trees bloom in the Smithsonian Castle’s Enid Haupt Garden. It’s important to catch it before a rain or a big breeze snatches

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    The Mercury's Rising. Again.

    • Date: May 30, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="296" caption="This image from Mercury mission number four taken on Sept. 13, 1961 is just one of the many images that was written on by engineers. Credit: NASA/JSC/Arizona State University."][/caption] On May 16th, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral to watch the Endeavor, the NASA space shuttle,

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  19. A note written by naturalist Nora F. McMillan, found in the diaries of Arthur W. Stelfox.

    Nora McMillan and Annotating Stelfox

    • Date: March 23, 2017
    • Description: More than two dozen field diaries by Irish naturalist Arthur Stelfox are housed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives--what a note left inside one field notebook tells us about his network of scientist colleagues.

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    Photos Can Turn Down the Heat

    • Date: October 20, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Natural Gas Fracing, by Melissa Peffs."][/caption] Photography is valued for, among other things, seeing what the human eye cannot. From medical scans to red light cameras to artworks made by image makers offering up new perspectives, photography reminds us that there’s always more to observe than we’re physically able to

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  23. Registrar Cordelia Rose added personal and humorous details to the scroll as the automation of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum registration process progressed. This photograph, placed near the end of the scroll, depicts programmer Jay Vanatta walking away and a thought bubble noting

    "Scrolling" Through Museum Processes

    • Date: September 12, 2013
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Two almost forgotten scrolls document the automation of museum processes at the Cooper-Hewitt.

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