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    1. Black and white photograph of a scientific experiment, involving an unknown specimen and multiple light fixtures attached together. Scientific measurement instruments such as a microscope and other supplies can be seen in the background. The experiment is in a basement room with a brick ceiling.

      Establishment of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory

      • Date: February 16, 2021
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: On this day in 1965, the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory became an independent research entity at the Smithsonian Institution.

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    3. Photo of a women working on treatment of a poster of Uncle Sam. The caption below her reads: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. After retirement, McMillan provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her 1965 Ford Mustang to Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. #Groundbreaker

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eleanor McMillan

      • Date: February 19, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Eleanor McMillan, Conservator, Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, 1963–94, supervised conservation projects and educational and training programs. Although she began as a generalist, McMillan became the first paper conservator in the laboratory. After retirement, she provided initial funding for the Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation and donated her

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    5. Van der Van der Reyden stands behind a conservator working on a document at a desk.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dianne van der Reyden

      • Date: March 17, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dianne van der Reyden was a paper conservator at the Smithsonian from 1981 to 2002. She was hired by the National Museum of American History in 1981 and was promoted to senior paper conservator and head of the paper conservation section before transferring to the Smithsonian’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory in 1984. There, van der Reyden was promoted to head of paper

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      A Laboratory in the Jungle

      • Date: September 9, 2010
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute

      • Date: October 9, 2018
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the

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    11. Scared to Death?: The Curious Case of a Pine Mouse

      • Date: August 14, 2012
      • Description: “Can a Rattlesnake hypnotize a Pine Mouse to death”? Questions from a typical day of treatment for a Pre-Program Paper Conservation Intern.

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    13. Detail of severe ink corrosion on RU 53, vol.32, p. 369, 09/23/2015. Courtesy of Laura Dellapiana

      Further Research in the Conservation and Preservation of Letterpress Copybooks

      • Date: January 26, 2016
      • Description: Postgraduate Fellow Laura Dellapiana presents new research outcomes for stabilization of letterpress copybooks with significant damage.

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    15. A woman wearing glasses and a lab coat takes a photo of a museum object in a laboratory.

      Elisabeth West FitzHugh, a Driving Force in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Scientific Research

      • Date: July 6, 2021
      • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
      • Description: Learn about FitzHugh’s over 50-year career in conservation science at the Smithsonian.

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    17. A Conservator Abroad: Paper Conservation in Japan

      • Date: November 16, 2017
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Nearly two years ago, I first heard of a course on the conservation of Japanese paper co-organized by ICCROM, the cultural heritage arm of UNESCO, and the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (also known in Japanese as “Tobunken”). Over three weeks, the course offered a first-hand look at the traditional Japanese conservation techniques, materials, and

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    19. Szczepanowska works on a satellite.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Hanna M. Szczepanowska

      • Date: June 9, 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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      Tomorrow is the “Ask the Smithsonian” Q&A on Facebook

      • Date: October 11, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    23. Staff from the Archives Nationales d'Haiti and the CSBC.

      Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 1

      • Date: December 13, 2011
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: This is the first of two posts on the Archives' conservators’ work with the Smithsonian’s Haiti Cultural Recovery project, which works to rescue and safeguard objects damaged by the 2010 earthquake.

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