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    1. Translation of the Prize Questions in the Class of Sciences from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium (page 1) , 1874, Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Belgium, Record Unit 32, Box 1, Folder: Miscellaneous 37, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Neg. No. SIA2014-04186.

      The Mysterious Miscellaneous 37

      • Date: May 13, 2014
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: It is too hard to know everything that lives inside an archival collection. Join us in opening up some of our miscellaneous folders and discover what is inside!

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    3. Eat more corn, oats and rye products, 1917, by L. N. Britton, U. S. Food Administration, World War I Posters, Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-2975.

      Smithsonian Staff Work Together to Help During World War I

      • Date: July 22, 2014
      • Description: A look at the often forgotten people you can find in archives and what we can learn from them.

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    5. February 4, 1925 Letter Charles Doolittle Walcott to William Howard Taft, Record Unit 45 - Office of the Secretary, Records, 1890-1929, Smithsonian Institution Archive, neg. no. SIA2015-001132.

      Hoping it Will Help

      • Date: December 2, 2014
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: How one dollar launched a fundraising campaign in 1925.

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    7. Rediscovering Historical Perspectives: A Newspaper Update on World War II

      • Date: November 11, 2014
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: In honor of Veteran's Day we talk a look at how a recently discovered newspaper illustrated how information was spread/kept secret during World War II.

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      Smithson’s Bequest to London’s East End

      • Date: October 23, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: When James Smithson wrote his will on October 23, 1826, he made several bequests to people before adding the contingent clause that created the Smithsonian Institution. One bequest was to a resident of London’s notorious East End.

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    11. A photo of a woman wearing glasses speaking

      How Gloria Steinem Inspired Change at the Smithsonian

      • Date: February 2, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: In December 1978, Gloria Steinem met with the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council (SIWC) to advise the group on carrying out the work of change at the Smithsonian and to broaden members’ understanding of the women’s movement. As described by attendees, the conversation was “dynamite…great…wonderful.” One member expressed her surprise at finding Steinem so agreeable;

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    13. Washington Monument, c. 1920-1924, by Martin A. Gruber.

      Many Happy Returns to the Washington Monument!

      • Date: October 22, 2013
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: The Washington Monument marks its 125th anniversary on October 9, 2013.

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