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    1. A woman sitting at a table looks at diamond-bearing rocks under a microscope.

      Miss Margaret W. Moodey in Charge

      • Date: May 5, 2020
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: For forty years, from around 1900 to 1941, Margaret W. Moodey (1862-1948) worked as a scientific aide in the Department of Geology at the United States National Museum. Her colleagues came to value her experience identifying, classifying, and cataloging geological specimens, which over the years, included gems and precious stones, fossil vertebrates and plants, and

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    3. A Weddell seal in the ice hole at Station 61B (August 16, 1961). Note the metal casing which lines the hole and the canvas cover used to close off the area between the floor of the shack and the top of the casing. Photograph by Jack L. Littlepage. Accession 15-281: John H. Dearborn Papers, 1950-2006, Smithsonian Institution Archives, image no. SIA2015-008032.

      Antarctic Explorations: The Diary of John H. Dearborn

      • Date: July 30, 2015
      • Description: With the recent acquisition of the papers of scientist John H. Dearborn, here is an introduction to his life and research at the edge of the world.

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    5. Visit of Emperor Hirohito of Japan to National Museum of Natural History

      Sneak Peek 7/9/2018

      • Date: July 9, 2018
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Visit of Emperor Hirohito of Japan to National Museum of Natural History, 75-13769-14.

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    7. Black and white image of Austin Clark sitting at his desk, which is covered in piles of papers and marine life specimens.

      “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark

      • Date: March 13, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.

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    9. A person holds a fossil above an open cabinet drawer.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Selina R. Cole

      • Date: June 30, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    11. Documenting a Geologist's Adventures

      • Date: December 11, 2012
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives recently acquired the papers of Ursula Marvin, a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory geologist who has studied meteorites and lunar samples.

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    13. Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

      Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Ursula B. Marvin

      • Date: September 16, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Retired geologist Dr. Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, studied lunar samples from the Apollo missions, and meteorites around the world. She has both an asteroid and a mountain ridge in the Antarctic ice named after her. #Groundbreaker

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      Web and Social Media Preservation: Capturing Today’s Websites for Future Archival Research

      • Date: August 12, 2014
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives has captured two years of Smithsonian websites using the web tool Archive-It. See how we predict future research.

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    17. Ursula Marvin lies on her stomach to look into ice. A colleague kneels next to her, taking notes.

      100 Women in Science in Smithsonian History

      • Date: January 6, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Geologist Dr. Ursula Marvin studied Moon rocks from the Apollo missions and meteorites in Antarctica. Throughout her career with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Marvin championed women in science. She delivered lectures about her own experiences as a woman in geology and participated in programing to help advance women's careers. She was likely inspired to support

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    19. Event card - Sudan and Zaire Ebola Fever Epidemic, January 26, 1977

      For Real - Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena

      • Date: September 25, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Taking a look at some event cards from the Center for Study of Short-lived Phenomena

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