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    1. The cover of Science Remaking the World. Note that E.E. (Edwin Emery) Slosson’s name was misspelled as “Edward Slosson.”

      Science Service, Up Close: Books, Readers, and Recommendations

      • Date: December 3, 2015
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Need a new book to read? Look no further than these recommendations from Smithsonian Science Service staff writers during the 1920s and 1930s.

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    3. Record Player, National Museum of American History, 1986.3096.27.

      There Are Records and Then There Are Records

      • Date: April 12, 2016
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Records, not to be confused with albums, are defined as information created or received during the course of business.

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    5. Florence Merriam Bailey Diary (1874). Entries March 1-2 with drawings. Record Unit 7417 - Florence Merriam Bailey Papers, 1865-1942, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Outstanding Women in Ornithology: Florence Merriam Bailey

      • Date: March 25, 2014
      • Description: With women’s history month upon us, SIA would like to recognize ornithologist and nature writer Florence Merriam Bailey.

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    7. Chemist Wanda Margarite Kirkbride Farr (b. 1895] sitting in lab. She was Director of the Cellulose Laboratories of the Chemical Foundation, at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research in Yonkers, New York, doing pioneering work on cellulose synthesis and plastids. She was known for the use of photographs and motion pictures in her research.

      Hats Off to Women in Science!

      • Date: January 15, 2015
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A nod to the hats of women in science in honor of National Hat Day.

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    9. David Burnett’s Speed Graphic Photos of the London 2012 Olympics.

      Link Love: 2/15/2013

      • Date: February 15, 2013
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • 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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    11. Link Love: 12/07/2018

      • Date: December 7, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    13. sea slug with white sheep-like face with several magenta-tipped green arms on its back, resting on green sea plants

      Link Love: 1/26/2018

      • Date: January 26, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: There's a new sea slug on the block, the leaf sheep, aka Shaun the Sheep. If you can't get enough sea slugs, we have several illustrations of these fantastical creatures! [via My Modern Met]Our Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery will display 6 outdoor, large-scale artworks from Burning Man, including a five-ton cast cement bust, “Maya’s Mind” paying homage to

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    15. Lake sits in front of an abstract painting. A group of adults crowds around her.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Susan Franz Lake

      • Date: July 14, 2021
      • 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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    17. A woman in a long, strapless dress sits in a chair and looks upward. Eye masks hang on the wall behind her.

      Link Love: 11/16/2018

      • Date: November 16, 2018
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    19. The “Et” origins are visible. Black background. White glyph.

      & is for Ampersand

      • Date: September 8, 2020
      • Description: Today we honor the glyph with an incredibly long name that used to shorten an incredibly short word.

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    21. Dr. Clifford Evans and Dr. Betty J. Meggers, anthropologists at Museum of Natural History, 1968.

      Betty J. Meggers: Pioneer in Environmental Archaeology

      • Date: March 7, 2017
      • Creator: Tad Bennicoff
      • Description: The life of Betty J. Meggers, an Anthropologist, who speciailized in pottery identification, conducted extensive field work in Amazon Rainforest region of South America, and was associated with the Smithsonian for more than five decades.

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    23. Various media flagged for archiving by the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      New Collections by the Numbers

      • Date: October 27, 2015
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: New Archives collections are trending towards more electronic records, but more paper as well.

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