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  1. Florence Merriam Bailey Diary (1874). Entries March 1-2 with drawings. Record Unit 7417 - Florence Merriam Bailey Papers, 1865-1942, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Outstanding Women in Ornithology: Florence Merriam Bailey

    • Date: March 25, 2014
    • Description: With women’s history month upon us, SIA would like to recognize ornithologist and nature writer Florence Merriam Bailey.

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  3. A Pioneer Mammalogist: Viola Shelly Schantz

    • Date: March 19, 2013
    • Description: In honor of Women's History Month, here is a brief biography of sorts about Viola S. Schantz, a prominent mammalogist who worked for the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service from 1918-1961.

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    Roam if You Want to....Roam Around the World

    • Date: May 13, 2021
    • Creator: Heidi Stover
    • Description: It has officially been 426 days since the Smithsonian Institution (including the Archives) first closed its doors. Many may be wondering….how does an archivist, especially one who deals directly with photographs or photographic negatives, continue to work from home for over a year? Well, my friends, I will give you a brief glimpse into some of the work I have been able to

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  7. Samuel Pierpont Langley and the Personal Equation Problem

    • Date: April 12, 2018
    • Description: The term “personal equation” came into use in the 19th century as scientists found that observers have inherent biases: some anticipate events, and some report events after they have occurred. Recognition of the problem led to a spate of personal equation instruments: some measured biases of this sort, and some reduced the effect of personal errors. Most of these

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  9. Visitors are entering and leaving the United States National Museum Building, now Arts and Industries Building, via the North Entrance.

    Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century

    • Date: November 18, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.

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    Welcoming Smithsonian Secretaries

    • Date: November 5, 2019
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Lonnie G. Bunch III was installed as the Fourteenth Secretary of the Smithsonian on November 1, 2019 in the historic Arts and Industries Building. To celebrate this new day in Smithsonian history, let’s take a look back at installations past!

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  13. Langley with His Aerodrome.

    Collegial, Yet Cautious: the Wright Brothers and Samuel P. Langley

    • Date: December 15, 2015
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: A look at the relationship between Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley and the Wright Brothers during the sometimes contentious race to achieve flight.

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  15. SI History Bibliography

    The Smithsonian Institution and Science

    • Date: 2003
    • Creator: Warner, William W
    • Creator: Warner, William W

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    S. Dillon Ripley, 1913-2001

    • Date: April 14, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Storage of 35mm slides in carousels

    • Date: March 24, 2016
    • Description: My mother kept hundreds of photo slides in carousels, which I have inherited. Each carousel holds numerous slides of one subject in plastic holders. These holders keep the slides from touching each other. The carousels fit into a projector, which allows them to be viewed on a screen. The projector (which has since died) was able to move between slides through use of a remote

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    Almost here … World Migratory Bird Day 2019!

    • Date: May 9, 2019
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: While only two years old, World Migratory Bird Day is just one of the latest evolutions in conservation awareness. Related celebrations go back more than twenty-six years and draw on over a century of research.

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    The Arctic Adventures of Neal Griffith Smith

    • Date: December 21, 2017
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Today is the first day of winter. Not ready for the cold weather? It could always be worse. Ornithologist (and future tropical biologist) Neal Griffith Smith once wrote in his journal:"Still pensil [sic]. Well, I've got time and temperature to write. Just sharpened the pensil with a snow knife. We are parked smack in the middle of Southampton [Island] in a bloody windstorm. It

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