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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Linda Ezell

    • Date: April 5, 2017
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Linda Ezell, author and former Assistant Director for Collections (1987-1996), National Air & Space Museum, wrote several books with her husband, Edward Ezell, on the history of space programs.

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  3. Section of Vertebrate Paleontology staff of the United States National Museum, with research associate Oliver Perry Hay, and assistant curators Charles Whitney Gilmore and James Williams Gidley

    Sneak Peek 7/29/2019

    • Date: July 29, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Section of Vertebrate Paleontology staff of the United States National Museum, with research associate Oliver Perry Hay, and assistant curators Charles Whitney Gilmore and James Williams Gidley, MNH-38548A.

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    A Champion for Libraries and Archives: Ching-hsien Wang

    • Date: May 26, 2022
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her.

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  7. To Preserve or Not to Preserve: Social Media

    • Date: June 13, 2012
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A quick overview of how the Archives decides what social media to preserve to document the Smithsonian’s history.

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    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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    Records and Information Management Month: The Librarian

    • Date: April 28, 2010
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: A clause in the last will and testament of English scientist James Smithson eventually led to his estate being left to the United States "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” There was much debate as to what constituted such an establishment, but many of the proposals

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    Link Love: 7/13/2012

    • Date: July 13, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  15. Patrick Milhoan, Archives Technician, Archives and Information Management Team, 2015, by Mitch Toda.

    Staff Matters: Meet Our New Additions

    • Date: September 22, 2015
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: At the Smithsonian Institution Archives we've added some new staff, including Patrick Milhoan, our new Archives Technician.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell

    • Date: March 20, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker

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  19. Happy National Chemistry Week!

    • Date: October 25, 2012
    • Creator: Kirsten Tyree
    • Description: Here are some of the scientific discoveries made while conserving Joseph Henry’s Record of Experiments Book I on electromagnetism.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Louise H. Emmons

    • Date: November 25, 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: Laura L. McKie

    • Date: April 24, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laura L. McKie, Assistant Director for Education, 1987–2001, planned, coordinated, and conducted educational activities at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She began her career with the museum as a docent in 1969, and in 1971, she was hired as an Anthropology Education Specialist . #Groundbreaker

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