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      The Smithsonian Castle: Tragic Death, a Mystery, and Strange Occurrences

      • Date: March 29, 2016
      • Description: On this day in 1850, a young man was killed in the Castle, the first of four deaths to occur within its walls. William H. Page was working in the building, which was still under construction at the time, when he fell to his death.

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    3. Mary S. M. Gibson, January 1954, Frank J. Gilloon Agency, Record Unit 267: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Records, 1881, 1895-1976, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Women in Humanities

      • Date: March 3, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: To kick off Women's History month, a look at some of the women in humanities represented in the Smithsonian Institution Archives collections.

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    5. Devra Kleiman and others taking measurements in Brazil of a Golden Lion Tamarin.

      Archives: It’s not just paper, it’s people

      • Date: August 29, 2011
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8807,size=250,left] In the institutional archivists' world, there is constant discussion about what we save and why we save it. While there are many reasons why this is such a pointed concern, one of the main factors institutions consider when deciding what to collect is the relevance of a collection's contents to the institution's mission.

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    7. Postcard - Dr. Gabriele Rabel to Dr. Frank Thone of Science Service, April 22, 1933, Record Unit 7091: Science Service Records, 1902-1965, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      A Rabel with a Cause: Gabriele Rabel, biologist, philosopher, author, and contributor to Science Service

      • Date: March 31, 2015
      • Description: A brief biographical sketch of Dr. Gabriele Rabel, Austrian born phyisist, biologist, philosopher, author, and stringer for Science Service in the 1930’s.

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      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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      Emergency Preparedness: Because There May Come a Day…

      • Date: May 3, 2016
      • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
      • Description: When disaster strikes your collections, it can be stressful, especially if you’ve neglected that emergency preparedness plan. MayDay is the perfect time each year to revisit preparedness, salvage, and recovery plans, and here are a few keys things to make sure you include to aid in your disaster response.

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      A Friendship Revealed – and Revived?

      • Date: March 8, 2018
      • Description: It was, most likely, a foggy day in Oakland in 1882 when Miss Adelia Gates crossed the intersection of 12th and Washington streets and approached the Lemmon Herbarium.At 57, Adelia Gates was an accomplished artist and well-accustomed to new situations. She’d traveled alone to Scandinavia, Mallorca, Italy, and Algeria, and she’d lived in Switzerland while studying watercolor

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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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      Photos, Guns, Africa, Stanley, & Kalulu

      • Date: August 26, 2009
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    19. Lantern slide photograph on glass in wood mount, William Langenheim (1807–1874) and Frederick Langenheim (1809–1879) Philadelphia, 1850.

      Deconstructing a Mystery: Rare photo proves to be the earliest ever taken of the Smithsonian Castle

      • Date: August 10, 2015
      • Description: A rare hyalotype proves to be the earliest known photo of the Smithsonian Castle, taken in 1850 when it was still under construction.

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    21. Black and white photo of a young Margaret Collins sitting at a lab bench with a microscope in front of her.

      Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor

      • Date: March 27, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist and civil rights activist. While her fieldwork has been written about previously, that is clearly just one part of a full and distinguished career.Collins’ interest in science

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      Save Our African American Treasures

      • Date: March 29, 2011
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_12162" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="A participant discusses a lock of hair from a member of her family with NMAAHC staff at a Save Our African American Treasures event held in Detroit, Michigan, by Michael Barnes, Courtesy of The Smithsonian'€™s National Museum of African American History and Culture."][/caption] [caption

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