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  1. Portrait of John Strong Newberry (1822-1892)

    Portrait of John Strong Newberry (1822-1892)

    • Date: 1876 Between 1876 and 1887
    • Creator: Bogardus, A (Abraham) 1822-1908

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  3. Petition to Board of Regents, 11/13/1869

    Petition to Board of Regents, 11/13/1869

    • Date: November 13, 1869
    • Creator: Unknown
    • Creator: Unknown

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  5. Letter from Secretary Samuel P. Langley to Solomon Brown, 11/25/1892

    Letter from Secretary Samuel P. Langley to Solomon Brown, 11/25/1892

    • Date: November 25, 1892
    • Creator: S.P. Langley
    • Creator: S.P. Langley

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    Torch 06/1965

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1965 Box 1 Folder 6

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  9. Portrait of Solomon G. Brown

    Portrait of Solomon G. Brown

    • Date: c. 1850
    • Creator: Unknown
    • Creator: Unknown

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    Discoveries Don’t Happen in an Armchair

    • Date: November 27, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: The 19th century was a transformative time for the natural sciences. New discoveries didn't just happen in an armchair. Scientists adventured into unfamiliar territory by land and sea on expeditions, and their new findings fed new theories. Groups like the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences formalized America's place

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    May 4 Smithsonian Institution Archives Opens First Exhibit | Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      Edward Drinker Cope

      • Date: November 20, 2017
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_391590,size=250,left]Edward Drinker Cope, a paleontologist and a “very hard worker with a very good head” offered a great deal of findings to the Smithsonian and the world of science. Fellow Megatherium Club member Robert Kennicott notes in his letter “Folks at Home” that Cope is, “…bound to be one of the first naturalists of the age,” stating that

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      Arts and Industries Building, 1911-1950

      • Date: June 20, 2013
      • Description: The history of the Arts and Industries Building from 1911-1950.

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      The Megatherium Club

      • Date: December 1, 2017
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=200,left]The Megatherium Club, named after a giant extinct sloth that once roamed South America, consisted of an eccentric group of young naturalists aiming to build the Smithsonian’s collection. The club was formed in 1857 under zoologist William Stimpson, who held the club’s first meeting in his cottage before the members were asked to set

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    • 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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      Robert Kennicott

      • Date: December 3, 2017
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9667,size=250,left]Robert Kennicott, born on November 13, 1835, was an original member and co-creator of the Megatherium Club and made quite a wave during his lifetime. He was considered a great naturalist, collecting specimens from his expeditions as well as local areas. Kennicott began his life in New Orleans on November 13, 1835, but his family

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