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  1. Roxie Collie in the 1931 Oak Leaves Yearbook

    Roxie Collie Laybourne: Remembering a Groundbreaker

    • Date: March 26, 2013
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Roxie Collie Laybourne pioneered the field of forensic ornithology through her study of bird feathers, which has meant improved aviation safety.

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  3. Takin' Care of Records

    • Date: April 17, 2018
    • Creator: Heidi Stover
    • Description: Did you know April is Records and Information Management Month? Did you also know that the Smithsonian Institution has over 154 million objects, 10 million digital records, and 156,830 cubic feet of archival materials in its collections? It is mostly thanks to amazing record keeping that we are able to locate, care, and give access to millions of fascinating objects.We look at

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  5. Christine Smith and Gary Sturm Ice Dancing, 1981, by Dane Penland, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Neg. No. 80-19963-36.

    Skating Smithsonian

    • Date: February 6, 2014
    • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
    • Description: You don’t have to go to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia to learn about ice dancing. Check out the Smithsonian ice dancers who used the sport as a great way to unwind and stay warm in the winter.

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    We Don't Know about You, But We’re Feeling (20)22

    • Date: December 30, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Despite another year of telework and limited physical access to our collections, the Smithsonian Institution Archives has continued to serve our researchers and share more of our collections with the public.

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  9. 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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  11. Dried plant speciman.

    Found in the Archives: The Trail of a Naturalist Pirate

    • Date: September 19, 2017
    • Creator: Jessica Lavin
    • Description: Barbeque. Doughboy. Free trade. Pumple-nose. Smugglers. Cortan. Crockadore. Chopsticks. William Dampier, the 17th century explorer turned privateer/pirate, is credited with introducing these words, and more than 1,000 others, into the English vernacular. He was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe three times, and created the first detailed record of Australian Flora

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    In Her Own Image

    • Date: March 30, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Link Love: 4/18/2014

    • Date: April 18, 2014
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  17. Intro page, dated 1895, saying the report is attached.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the SIA Website

    • Date: April 9, 2020
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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  19. Specimen card from the Presidential Cruise of 1938.

    The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian

    • Date: November 8, 2016
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few

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    Let us know what you think about the new Smithsonian Commons

    • Date: July 13, 2010
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_7367" align="aligncenter" width="417" caption="Slide from Mike Edson, the Smithsonian's head of Web and New Media Strategy, Slideshare presentation on the Smithsonian Commons."][/caption] Just recently, the Smithsonian released a prototype of the Smithsonian Commons—a new part of the digital plan at the Smithsonian that aims to stimulate “learning,

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  23. Link Love: 1/3/2020

    • Date: January 3, 2020
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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