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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Claudine K. Brown

      • Date: February 27, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Claudine K. Brown began her long career with Smithsonian as the Director of the African American History Project, 1990–1995, developing a program plan for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Brown also served as Smithsonian’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1991-1995. She returned to the Smithsonian in 2010 as Assistant

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine Heumann Gurian

      • Date: July 1, 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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    5. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jacqueline Hicks Grazette

      • Date: June 24, 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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      Remembering the Work of Claudine K. Brown

      • Date: March 23, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: In a 1991 issue of the Prophet, the Smithsonian African American Association’s newsletter, Claudine Kinard Brown called on staff to support Black museums across the country.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Alice Green Burnette

      • Date: July 17, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Alice Green Burnette, Assistant Secretary for Institutional Initiatives, 1989–96, managed the $200 million campaign to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington and led marketing efforts for Smithsonian’s 150th anniversary programming. She initially arrived in 1988 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Coordinator of Institutional

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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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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Susan A. Hamilton

      • Date: August 4, 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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    15. A Quest for the First Asian Employee

      • Date: May 10, 2012
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A search for the first Asian employee at the Smithsonian leads to Kuang-zung Tung.

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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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      Designed for Change: The Experimental Gallery, 1991-1994

      • Date: July 5, 2018
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: For a period of time in the early 1990s, the Smithsonian Institution's Arts and Industries Building played host to an experimental exhibition gallery space.

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    21. Portrait of Freida Austin from The Prophet.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Freida Austin Johnson

      • Date: February 3, 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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    23. Program for the Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, February 11, 1927.

      A Twofer

      • Date: February 10, 2015
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: The Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian took place on February 11, 1927, raising awareness of the activities of the Smithsonian and at the same time served as a venue to raise money.

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