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    1. Portrait of Roxie Laybourne

      Sharing A Love of Birds: Roxie Laybourne

      • Date: January 5, 2017
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_308449,size=250,left]Though Roxie Laybourne may be a well-known topic here in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, there is a good reason she is so popular. From good advice to her pioneering career to modern day inspiration, her work offers new insight each time we turn to it. Laybourne’s interest in natural history began long before she began her

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    3. Tamar stands in front of the doors of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives office. The sign reads: Smithsonian Libraries in the glass. The doors are gold. Tamar is wearing a long black and white dress, a statement necklace, and black tights.

      An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: February 4, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!

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    5. The first page of Margaret S. Collins’ memorial service pamphlet.

      A Legend in Termite Field Biology

      • Date: March 2, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Dr. Margaret S. Collins became a renowned expert in multiple areas of termite zoololgy during her almost 50-year career as a scientist and professor.

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    7. War Correspondents

      • Date: July 26, 2012
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Discusses the opening of an exhibit When Time and Duty Permit: Smithsonian Collecting in World War II and the correspondence files that will be displayed.

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    9. Mr. Ikawa, Japanese astronomer

      Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

      • Date: May 1, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the Smithsonian Institution Archives presents some images from their collections.

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    11. Blog Post

      Flickr Visitor Profile: Penny Richards

      • Date: May 29, 2009
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_680" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Flickr member, Penny L. Richards"][/caption] I work with people across the Smithsonian to add photos to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. Occasionally, something stands out in the daily summary of comments and tags I receive. Sometimes, it’s an exchange between Flickr members sparked by a single

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    13. Page from a coloring activitity of rooms in the Smithsonian Castle. This one is of the library.

      Distance Learning Activities and Tips from the Archives

      • Date: April 14, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Whether you have a little downtime or you wish you remembered what downtime was like, the Archives is here for you with a few distance learning activities and organization tips.

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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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    17. Highlights from the 2018 Society of American Archivists Conference

      • Date: September 11, 2018
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.

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    19. 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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