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  1. Cover of the supplementary material for March of Science, an episode of the radio program The World is Yours, issued January 15, 1940.

    The World is Yours: Smithsonian on the Radio

    • Date: June 8, 2017
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: The Smithsonian's "The World is Yours" series was one of the most successful educational radio programs of of the 1930s.

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  3. Six people smiles for a photograph near a sign that reads,

    Mission: Records Management Panama

    • Date: April 11, 2019
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: The Archives describes its approach to records management outreach at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.

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  5. Page one of The Crossroads exhibit.

    Exhibiting the Enola Gay

    • Date: June 25, 2020
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: At the 50th anniversary of the atomic bomb, controversy surrounded the context in which the Enola Gay was to be displayed.

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  7. JoGayle Howard at Dissecting Microscope, 1982.

    JoGayle Howard: Pioneer in Endangered Species Reproduction

    • Date: March 28, 2017
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Theriogenologist JoGayle Howard was a pioneer in the assisted reproduction of many endangered species.

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  9. Registrar Cordelia Rose added personal and humorous details to the scroll as the automation of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum registration process progressed. This photograph, placed near the end of the scroll, depicts programmer Jay Vanatta walking away and a thought bubble noting

    "Scrolling" Through Museum Processes

    • Date: September 12, 2013
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Two almost forgotten scrolls document the automation of museum processes at the Cooper-Hewitt.

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  11. Blog Post

    The Flying Tigers and the Smithsonian

    • Date: June 9, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Have you ever wondered why museums choose the exhibition topics they do? These are the kinds of questions that the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ historic records of exhibitions can sometimes help us answer. An idea could stem from the personal interest of a curator, reflect an institution’s holdings, be inspired by comments from a visitor, or be designed around a specific

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  13. A man and woman watch a small, orange monkey on a branch indoors. A carton of food is hanging on a branch.

    Going Wild with Golden Lion Tamarins

    • Date: July 25, 2019
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: In 1984, the National Zoo began reintroducing golden lion tamarins to the wild resulting in a conservation success.

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  15. Happy Birthday, Smithsonian Magazine!

    • Date: April 21, 2015
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A look back at the first issue of Smithsonian Magazine for its 45th anniversary.

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  17. Where is the Smithsonian?

    • Date: January 2, 2014
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: The simple question, "Where is the Smithsonian?," has always been a difficult one to answer.

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  19. Web Archiving Update

    • Date: August 6, 2013
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A progress report on the Archives' web archiving effort since subscribing to Archive-It.

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  21. Word processor,

    Technology Throwback Thursday: Snail Mail and Word Processors

    • Date: July 10, 2014
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A brief look at the evolution of public inquiries at the Smithsonian.

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  23. Various media flagged for archiving by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    New Collections by the Numbers

    • Date: October 27, 2015
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: New Archives collections are trending towards more electronic records, but more paper as well.

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