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  1. Takin' Care of Records

    • Date: April 17, 2018
    • Creator: Heidi Stover
    • Description: Did you know April is Records and Information Management Month? Did you also know that the Smithsonian Institution has over 154 million objects, 10 million digital records, and 156,830 cubic feet of archival materials in its collections? It is mostly thanks to amazing record keeping that we are able to locate, care, and give access to millions of fascinating objects.We look at

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    Climbing to Historical Heights

    • Date: July 20, 2010
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: While in graduate school, I read that museum professionals wear many hats in one day. This could not be truer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. [caption id="attachment_7424" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Climbing the Plank to the Top, May 27, 2010, by Lauren Dare, Digital photograph."][/caption] I’ve worn many hats working in the Institutional History Division

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  5. Lightning Fast Legislation for the National Museum of the American Indian

    • Date: November 29, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Twenty-nine years ago yesterday the National Museum of the American Indian Act was signed and the Museum of the American Indian became part of the Smithsonian family.

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    Fame ... By Any Other Name

    • Date: March 20, 2012
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: How social media has changed the ways that scientists, particularly women, can achieve fame in their respective fields.

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  9. Moving of Greenough Statue of George Washington

    Not Your Average Moving Day

    • Date: April 2, 2013
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: A slideshow of objects being moved at the Smithsonian Institution.

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    Louis Purnell, Airman and Curator

    • Date: February 22, 2011
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  13. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, Virginia, National Zoological Park.

    Where Have All the White Tigers Gone?

    • Date: August 13, 2015
    • Description: A brief history of white tigers at the National Zoological Park, and an explanation of why they are no longer collected.

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  15. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

    Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

    • Date: March 19, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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  17. Black and white photograph of two young boys sweeping sidewalk in front of museum entrance.

    Fifty Years and Many More to Come!

    • Date: September 12, 2017
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Friday, September 15th, 2017 marks the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Anacostia Community Museum. Originally named the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, Secretary Ripley envisioned this as a place to reach out to black residents of Washington, DC who were not seeing themselves in the museums on the Mall. Reporting on the opening of the museum, Secretary Ripley writes that

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  19. Page that includes a coloring page featuring an exhibit space at the US National Museum. A humpback whale and cast is featured at the center.

    Color Our Collections 2021

    • Date: February 4, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Stuck inside and looking for a fun activity? Color the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives collections!

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  21. Snowflake Study, 1890, by Wilson A. Bentley, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    The Smithsonian's Top 6 Archives Myths

    • Date: October 26, 2011
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: The top five myths about the archives at the Smithsonian Institution.

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  23. Three men in mariachi outfits hold instruments and walk. They are wearing hats and their faces are painted.

    How Much is in That Terabyte?

    • Date: December 6, 2018
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: 2018 was a busy year for born-digital collections at the Archives

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