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    1. 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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    3. Frank A. Taylor at home, c. 2005, by Lis Wackman, Capitol Hill History.

      Happy Birthday, Mr. Taylor!

      • Date: March 19, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Reminiscences of Frank A. Taylor, founding director of the National Museum of American History which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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    5. Keepsake pocket bank for the National Negro Memorial, ca. 1926

      The First Quest for a National African American Museum

      • Date: September 22, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: As National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, let’s look at the first efforts to establish a National African American Museum.

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      Volunteers and the Smithsonian: A History

      • Date: April 5, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    9. William Zeckendorf sits behind desk in his

      The Failed Zeckendorf Plan

      • Date: November 19, 2013
      • Description: During planning of the future National Museum of American History, Webb and Knapp attempted to move it off the Mall into Southwest Washington.

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    11. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2020

      • Date: October 15, 2020
      • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

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    13. A woman interviewing a man at a table with a recorder in between them.

      Exploring Oral History at the Smithsonian

      • Date: April 6, 2021
      • Creator: Hannah Byrne
      • Description: A brief history and exploration of oral history collections at the Smithsonian.

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    15. Board of Regents minutes - First Annual Meeting, by Lisa Fthenakis, 2014, Record Unit 1 - Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, Minutes, 1846- , Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Telegraphs, Controversy, and the Board of Regents

      • Date: December 11, 2014
      • Description: Board of Regents minutes might not sound exciting, but they have plenty of drama: including mudslinging over the telegraph’s invention.

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    17. Two floppy disks labeled with the ZooArk info. One is from the rhino files and the other is from the tiger files.

      Where Will This Lead? Exhibits, Zoos and Video-dating

      • Date: January 14, 2020
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Investigating digital files from the 1980s turns up software that let people play matchmaker–for endangered species. Let’s see where this leads.

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    19. Mary Rice standing in front of a laboratory building at the Smithsonian Marine State at Fort Pierce.

      Science Conversations in the Shenandoah

      • Date: September 6, 2018
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: In February 1975, twenty Smithsonian scientists gathered at the National Zoo's Conservation Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia to talk about their research and the future of science at the Smithsonian.

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    21. The World Is Yours: Early Air Mail

      • Date: June 1, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from The World Is Yours episode “Early Air Mail” and its short reign under the United States Postal Service from 1916 to 1926.

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    23. Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1845-1847, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2002-32241.

      Legislative Logjam to Kitchen Sink

      • Date: May 22, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.

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