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  1. Someone holds up the program for the symposium. The ceiling at the Kogod Courtyard is visible in the background.

    Recapping "Working Women: The Smithsonian Institution as a Case Study"

    • Date: December 24, 2019
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Last week, on December 17 and 18, folks from across the Smithsonian and the public gathered to listen, learn, and discuss at "Working Women: The Smithsonian Institution as a Case Study," a two-day symposium, organized by the American Women’s History Initiative. Presenters celebrated women working at the Smithsonian and explored how they represent the broader experience for

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    Breaking Ground and Blessing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian

    • Date: September 21, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: On September 28, 1999, representatives of dozens of tribes from across the hemisphere gathered on the National Mall for the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. On the overcast morning, several hundred people packed under three tents during a ceremony that featured blessings from the four cardinal directions. After the ceremony, some

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    Reflections on a Reference Request: Father’s Day Edition

    • Date: June 17, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Learn how our archive of institutional memory can also be a place for family stories.

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  7. A young woman in a blue t-shirt interviews a man with a beard and long hair in a tented area. The man is sitting in front of a microphone. Panels about Smithsonian history are in the background.

    Smithsonian Memories

    • Date: September 9, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Learn a little more about a collection that both challenges and celebrates the history of the Smithsonian.

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  9. 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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    “A Formal Voice at the Institution”

    • Date: June 18, 2020
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Revisiting the call to create the Smithsonian Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee.

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  13. Collection of black and white negative contact sheet of images from the celebration of the Hillwood donation.

    Toasting to the Museum that Never Was

    • Date: January 14, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: A brief look at the Smithsonian’s almost acquisition of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate

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    Here at the Smithsonian: Showcasing Women’s Expertise at the Smithsonian

    • Date: March 29, 2021
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: This Women’s History Month, we’re sharing two recently-digitized video clips featuring women and their expertise at our museums.

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  17. An Introduction to Oral History

    • Date: June 9, 2020
    • Creator: Hannah Byrne
    • Description: Explore this brief introduction to oral history based on best practices used in the Archives’ Smithsonian Oral History Program.

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