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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dorothy Rosenberg

      • Date: October 30, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dorothy Rosenberg served as an administrative officer to two Smithsonian Assistant Secretaries, 1959–73, before becoming Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, 1973–80. In 1979, she earned the Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service. Following retirement, Rosenberg was a part-time consultant to Secretary Ripley and Secretary Adams and prepared an extensive

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Margaret S. Child

      • Date: May 25, 2022
      • 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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    5. Aerial photograph of the National Mall with the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt covering the four blocks west of the U.S. Capitol Building.

      Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2022

      • Date: November 3, 2022
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields thousands of questions per year.

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    7. Letter from Mabel Truss Metcalf to Marguerite Henrich Kellogg, October 14, 1923, page 1.

      A Glimpse of 1920s China from the Remington Kellogg Papers

      • Date: February 19, 2015
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: With Chinese New Year upon us, the beautiful stationery these letters are written on gives a glimpse into life for academic expatriates in southern China in the 1920s.

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      The Poetry of Solomon Brown

      • Date: April 19, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: We celebrate National Poetry Month with a look at one of the Smithsonian’s resident poets, Solomon G. Brown.

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    11. The ceremonial key received by Secretary Skorton.

      Welcome Secretary Skorton!

      • Date: October 20, 2015
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution welcomes it’s thirteenth Secretary, David J. Skorton with an installation ceremony.

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    13. Five images in a contact sheet of a woman being surprised by a group waiting in a room. It appears that she has been gifted a portrait of a man.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann S. Campbell

      • Date: March 2, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women managers at the Smithsonian. Between 1968 and 1980, she directed the Management Analysis Office, responsible for surveying the Institution’s offices on their objectives, staffing, and function and developing any necessary operational changes. Under Campbell, the office was also tasked with issuing Smithsonian directives, including

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      Save the Silver!

      • Date: September 4, 2012
      • Description: During the Civil War, Solomon G. Brown protected valuables from the approaching Confederate Army.

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    17. A woman sits at a desk and poses for a close-up. The desk has folder holders for papers and small objects, like a statue and two model boats.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jane Rosen Glaser

      • Date: April 17, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Jane Rosen Glaser was Director of the Office of Museum Programs (1976–89), Special Assistant in the offices of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities (1989-94), Assistant Provost (1994-96), and Provost (1996). During her long career with Smithsonian, Glaser organized seminars and conferences for museum professionals and published numerous books and articles about

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    19. Observations taken from 9 p.m. August 3th to 2 a.m. August 9, 1872 in Holt County, Missouri, of an aurora. Detailed, timed observations on a single sized document in purple ink.

      The Increase and Diffusion of Data

      • Date: October 19, 2021
      • Description: Research has been at the core of Smithsonian’s mission from the beginning, and sharing that research—through activities like publishing papers and data—is still key to fulfilling that mission for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

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      The Mischievous Megatherium Club: After Hours

      • Date: December 14, 2017
      • Description: The creation and design of the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as the “Castle”, is no mystery; however, the stories of some of the early individuals involved in the formation of the Smithsonian’s collection are less commonly known. We need to ask who collected the specimens and produced research on the objects that visitors now see when they enter Smithsonian

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      Going Back to the Smithsonian’s Future

      • Date: February 8, 2018
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Today on The Bigger Picture, we are highlighting the anniversary of the 1927 Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian which brought together people from across the country – scientists, academics, politicians, and private citizens – to advise on the future role of the Smithsonian. For this, we bring you a piece from Smithsonian Archives Program Assistant Lisa Fthenakis,

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