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      Muskets Issued to Smithsonian as Civil War Begins

      • Date: April 20, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Throughout the next months, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be posting about the Smithsonian and the Civil War in honor of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.[edan-image:id=siris_sic_496,size=200,left]This month marks the 150th anniversary of the start of one of the most tumultuous periods in American history—the Civil War (view resources from the

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      Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight

      • Date: June 18, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    5. “Christmas Among the Soldiers,” The National Republican, December 28, 1861, page

      Hope for the Holidays: A Civil War Season in DC

      • Date: December 22, 2011
      • Description: First hand account of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, about what Washington DC was like during the holidays in the time of the Civil War.

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    7. The Smithsonian and South Carolina in the Civil War

      • Date: June 6, 2013
      • Description: A surprising Civil War connection between the Smithsonian and Beaufort, South Carolina.

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    9. Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse

      • Date: March 29, 2012
      • Description: A profile of Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and advocate for the mentally ill.

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      From Defense to Decoration: the Renwick Gallery in the Civil War

      • Date: August 22, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      The Vanishing Board: Governance at the Smithsonian during Civil War

      • Date: June 2, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    15. A military pension card for Harrison Lomax. He filed in Virginia and is listed in the class

      Harrison Lomax: Smithsonian Employee, Civil War Veteran, Husband, Father

      • Date: September 1, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As a laborer at the Smithsonian from 1882 until his death in 1918, Harrison Lomax served the Institution’s top leaders. A letter in our collections that he wrote to Secretary Samuel P. Langley is an example of the ways in which African American employees advocated for themselves in order to earn promotions and raises.

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    17. Recognizing the Smithsonian Staff Who Served in the Gulf War

      • Date: November 10, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: This Veterans Day, we salute the 21 men and women at the Smithsonian who served in the Gulf War.

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    19. 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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    21. Black and white photo of a young Margaret Collins sitting at a lab bench with a microscope in front of her.

      Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor

      • Date: March 27, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist and civil rights activist. While her fieldwork has been written about previously, that is clearly just one part of a full and distinguished career.Collins’ interest in science

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      The Smithsonian: Recycling Since 1862

      • Date: April 22, 2011
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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