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  1. Blog Post

    The Archives’ Video Digitization Equipment Gets an Upgrade

    • Date: April 2, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: The Archives recently upgraded its video digitization equipment to an open source, cost effective solution.

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  3. Blog Post

    Archiving a Dream

    • Date: December 7, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Traditionally, when families gather for end-of-the-year holiday events, reminiscences are shared, new photos and videos get made, and/or old snapshots, home movies, and memories resurface. And while most family narratives are revisited in intimate settings, around kitchen tables or in living rooms, a handful may reach broader audiences, through one set of circumstances or

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  5. 2 rows of 5 examples of various logos in black and white

    Design + Archives: One Smithsonian

    • Date: February 1, 2018
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: A discussion of the 1998 Smithsonian Visual Identity Program in the context of the Smithsonian's 2017 strategic plan.

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  7. Getting started on the Homepage, Smithsonian Transcription Center

    Growing to a Community of Volunpeers: Communication & Discovery

    • Date: July 8, 2014
    • Description: The Smithsonian Transcription Center has grown from individuals to a collaborative community of volunpeers. Here are four ways we see it happening.

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  9. Observations taken from 9 p.m. August 3th to 2 a.m. August 9, 1872 in Holt County, Missouri, of an aurora. Detailed, timed observations on a single sized document in purple ink.

    The Increase and Diffusion of Data

    • Date: October 19, 2021
    • Description: Research has been at the core of Smithsonian’s mission from the beginning, and sharing that research—through activities like publishing papers and data—is still key to fulfilling that mission for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

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  11. Blog Post

    Keeping Organized for a Less Stressful Tax Season

    • Date: April 26, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Taxes, by Mat Honan, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0 Generic."][/caption] Chances are that, if you live in the United States, you've recently filed your taxes. For most, filing tax returns is a dreaded task, even when you expect a refund. Doing taxes requires a lot of time and energy, and often results in some

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  13. Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), paleontologist and fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian (1907-1927), stands viewing the Grand Canyon.

    Oh Beautiful - The Grand Canyon

    • Date: January 8, 2015
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Slideshow of historic images of the Grand Canyon from the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.

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  15. Robert Ridgway Bird Head Drawing #121, 1870s; Drawing

    Open Access: Put a Bird On It

    • Date: February 24, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!

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  17. Detailed view of Mylar corners for panoramic housing.

    Perplexing Panoramas: Taking Charge of Housing Oversized Collections

    • Date: September 1, 2016
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: With the ongoing reorganization of the map cases at the Archives, collections containing panoramic photographs, drawings, and maps require unique housing that provides adequate support when storing and handling.

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  19. An attendee at “Don’t Rock the Cradle” examines magnetic strapping in the marketplace. Smithsonian Institution Archives, 2015.

    Preserve It While You Use It: Collections Care in Action

    • Date: April 28, 2015
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: It’s Preservation Week - see what conservation staff at the Smithsonian Institution Archives are doing to contribute to preservation-mindedness.

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    Quick Tips for Preserving Your Family’s Past

    • Date: November 26, 2019
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: As the holiday season approaches, here are a few quick tips on some preservation strategies for your family’s treasures.

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  23. Red and white pamplet with two small photographs of people on wooden ski lifts on each side of it. Text reads

    Slide Digitization Goes Stereo

    • Date: August 7, 2018
    • Creator: Charles Zange
    • Description: Stereo slides present unique challenges for digitization. Here are a few tips for documenting your collection.

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