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      Return of…the Beast

      • Date: October 31, 2019
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: In a return to the seasonal bonfire, we look at how fire and its suppression impacts boxed and unboxed optical disks.

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    3. Six women pose for a photograph. The photo is dated 8-31-30. The names of the women are written in cursive below the photo.The include: Louise A. Rosenbusch, Louise Pearson, Narcissus Smith, Helen A. Olmsted, Nellie Smith, and Margaret W. Moodey.

      Depression-Era Pen Pals: A Correspondence Between Two Hard-Working Women

      • Date: January 7, 2020
      • Description: Ruth B. MacManus and Gertrude Brown bonded over their heavy workloads and shared experiences as working women in the Great Depression. Together, they helped improve a publication that does not bear their names: the Smithsonian Scientific Series.

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    5. 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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    7. The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Spring 2016.

      Viewing the Smithsonian in a Different Way

      • Date: January 31, 2017
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: The Smithsonian Architectural History and Historic Preservation office serves as curator of the Smithsonian buildings.

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    9. John N. Robinson, His Life and Work

      • Date: September 9, 2014
      • Description: I cannot, I feel, have any regrets about my accomplishments. What comes from art will just come. I don’t feel any need to strive. - John N. Robinson One of my favorite parts of working in an archive is the opportunity to immerse myself in other people’s worlds, to learn more about their stories and experiences. One such person I encountered recently was John N. Robinson, a

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    11. Payne looks directly at the camera. She is not smiling. She is wearing a green sweater and pearls around her neck.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Nell Payne

      • Date: June 15, 2022
      • 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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    13. Neither There nor There, 2005, by Siebren Versteeg, computer program output to 2 LCD screens, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 07.35.

      Handling Digital Assets in Time-Based Media Art

      • Date: February 20, 2014
      • Description: Handling Digital Assets in Time-Based Media Art at the Smithsonian Institution

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    15. 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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    17. Link Love: 1/18/2013

      • Date: January 18, 2013
      • 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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    19. Link Love: 9/11/2020

      • Date: September 11, 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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    21. Director for Latino Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Maria del Carmen Cossu

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Maria del Carmen Cossu

      • Date: October 26, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: As Director for Latino Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Maria del Carmen Cossu, seeks to provide all Americans a better understanding of the U.S. Latino experience, and to encourage Latinx museum professionals into the museum field. #Groundbreaker

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    23. Breann Young applying 20% Lascaux 498HV in isopropanol to the spine of the William Dall field book,

      Paper Painting: Using Acrylics to Repair Leather Bindings

      • Date: August 7, 2014
      • Description: In paper conservation, it’s not just about the paper. Here I’ll explain the process in using acrylic paint and adhesive to repair the leather bindings of field books.

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