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    What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: June 16, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.

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  3. Link Love: 7/19/2019

    • Date: July 19, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Camille Giraud Akeju

    • Date: June 17, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Camille Giraud Akeju was the Director of the Anacostia Community Museum from 2005 to 2016. Under her leadership, the Museum broadened its mission and scope to address the impact of historical and current events on urban communities, both locally and nationally.Before the Smithsonian, Akeju served as the president of the Harlem School of the Arts beginning in 1999. During her

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    Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian

    • Date: June 2, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Rayna Green

    • Date: August 5, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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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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    Volunteer Spotlight: John Churchman

    • Date: April 22, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: To celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month, we would like to recognize John Churchman, a research associate who has been documenting the history of computing at the Smithsonian.

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  15. 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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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Shireen L. Dodson

    • Date: February 13, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Shireen L. Dodson worked as Comptroller for the Smithsonian Institution (1986–1992), Associate Director for Administration and Planning at the National African-American Museum Project (1992–1995), and Associate Director for Administration at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture (1995–2000). #Groundbreaker

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Madeleine Jacobs

    • Date: July 29, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Grace Potter

    • Date: June 19, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Mary Grace Potter, founding director of the Visitor Information and Associates’ Reception Center, 1971–2000, established and led the unit responsible for providing information to Smithsonian members and the public by mail, telephone, and in person. In 1978, Potter won the first annual Robert A. Brooks Award for Excellence in Administration. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Here at the Smithsonian: Trips to the National Zoo

    • Date: October 26, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Watch two recently-digitized clips featuring scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1982.

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