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    Transparency in the Archives: From Our Earliest Days

    • Date: August 16, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: From the point in 1838 when the United States Congress accepted James Smithson’s bequest, it was recognized as a cultural resource, a public trust held by the federal government. Smithson had stipulated that the funds be used for an “establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Being a cultural resource set aside for public use, the government bore the

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    SIA RU000551, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Exhibits, Exhibition Records, 1957-1992

    • Date: 1957 1957-1992
    • Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  5. Mary Agnes Chase notes, 1922 trip, 1922, Smithsonian Field Book Project, SIA RU000229.

    Mary Agnes Chase notes, 1922 trip

    • Date: 1922 19220300 1922

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  7. Secretary Adams: A Fascination with Fieldwork

    • Date: September 13, 2018
    • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
    • Description: Learn more about Secretary Robert Adams through his oral histories, which are newly available for research.

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  9. Letter - Mary Agnes Chase to Albert Spear Hitchcock, July 5, 1935.

    The Other Side of Mary Agnes Chase

    • Date: March 19, 2015
    • Description: Mary Agnes Chase is known for her extensive contributions to the study of grasses, but who was Mary Agnes Chase? Why is her private life so shrouded in mystery, and how can we find out more.

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    SIA Acc. 14-038, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department, Grant Award Files, 1998-2007

    • Date: 1998 1998-2007
    • Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  13. An 8 inch floppy disk.

    How Computers Took Off at the National Air and Space Museum: 1980-1981

    • Date: December 1, 2016
    • Description: A look at a survey of computer usage at the National Air and Space Museum in 1980.

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  15. The World Is Yours: Rockets and Planets

    • Date: February 18, 2021
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “Rockets and Planets.”

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  17. Blog Post

    Watch Now: Today is Archives Fair

    • Date: October 19, 2012
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Tune into a live webcast of the Smithsonian's 2012 Archives Fair to watch the lecture series on "Revealing Hidden Treasures."

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    SIA Acc. 07-137, DeVorkin, David H. 1944-, David H. DeVorkin Papers, circa 1979-2002

    • Date: 1979 1979-2002 circa 1979-2002
    • Creator: DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  21. This image is found in Record Unit 74 - National Zoological Park, Records, 1887-1966 - Box 287, Smithsonian Institution Archives. The photograph was taken by Harris-Ewing photography services. The Library of Congress contains the Harris-Ewing Collection, but neither the librarians nor I have been able to find the original among the collection’s 50,000 entries.

    Sounding the Old Wolf-Cry

    • Date: November 14, 2013
    • Description: While researching my last blog post on the "mad wolf" who escaped from the National Zoo, I came across an old black-and-white photograph in the Smithsonian Institution Archives that caught my eye. The image is grainy, but appears to show a man and a wolf, separated by a chain-link fence, holding each other's rapt attention while the man operates some sort of recorder. Unable

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  23. Travelog of 1962-1963 South American trip.

    Transcription Beyond Description: Engaging Opportunities and Weaving Webs of Knowledge

    • Date: June 11, 2013
    • Description: From crowdsourcing transcription to building Wikipedia articles, opportunities abound to weave webs of knowledge with SIA collections.

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