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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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    We Are What We Photograph

    • Date: April 23, 2009
    • Description: [caption id="attachment_541" align="alignleft" width="144" caption="Inscription inside Lincoln's watch, by Hugh Talman, 2009, National Museum of American History"][/caption] Does photography always report on the past? Recently, as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial celebration, the Smithsonian took a closer look at a rare Lincoln object that possessed a secret message.

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  5. Sophie G. Lutterlough c. 2008, photographer unknown, www.tributes.com.

    “It Won’t Be Easy to Leave after 40 Years”: Sophie Lutterlough’s Career at the National Museum of Natural History

    • Date: February 16, 2016
    • Description: This post discusses the contributions of Sophie Lutterlough to the National Museum of Natural History.

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    Earth Day

    • Date: April 19, 2012
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: In September 1989 the Smithsonian sponsored a discussion between scientists and journalists about how the media can responsibly report on environmental issues.

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  9. Mug shot of Larry Craig, U.S. Senator (R-Idaho), following his arrest on June 11

    Love Thy Neighbor's Mug Shot

    • Date: September 17, 2009
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  11. Catherine Shteynberg

    Farewell, Catherine

    • Date: August 31, 2012
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: So long to Catherine Shteynberg, former Social Media Outreach and Marketing Coordinator at the Archives.

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    The Photography of Art

    • Date: November 27, 2009
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  15. Kodak PCD file, 1996 converted to TIFF on left and Preservation Master of the same image converted to TIFF in 2014 on right. Accession 11-281 - National Museum of Natural History, Office of Public Affairs, Images, c. 1992-2010, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    The Importance of the Original

    • Date: February 25, 2014
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Keeping the original digital file is just as important as the preservation version.

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    Treasuring the Past in the Present

    • Date: August 4, 2010
    • Description: When I was preparing to begin my internship at the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA), I wasn’t quite sure what I would be doing. I knew that I would be working in the Institutional History Division (IHD), and I knew that I would be helping to prepare oral history interviews to be sent off for transcription. During my senior year as an undergraduate student, I had dealt

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  19. Black and white image of man standing on boat with ocean in the background.

    Can We Keep to a Schedule, Please?

    • Date: October 12, 2017
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: The Smithsonian’s scientists and naturalists were, and still are, constantly on the move. When they weren’t in the field, they were in the museum studying collected specimens, writing papers, and getting ready for the next series of trips. Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitt (1887-1977) was no exception.Logistics is a special skill, an essential one when traveling on scientific

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    Not “Just Another Doll”: Two Orchids for Miss Stafford

    • Date: March 11, 2014
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: The letters of Science Service medical editor Jane Stafford (1899-1991) offer a glimpse into the lives of women in the 1930s.

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  23. What Did the Smithsonian Exhibit When it First Opened?

    • Date: May 22, 2012
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: An overview of what the Smithsonian collected and displayed when it first opened to the public in 1855.

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