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  1. War Correspondents

    • Date: July 26, 2012
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Discusses the opening of an exhibit When Time and Duty Permit: Smithsonian Collecting in World War II and the correspondence files that will be displayed.

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  3. Display of a wall of orchids inside the Hirshhorn Museum.

    Orchids and Oral History

    • Date: April 16, 2020
    • Description: Let’s learn about the history of Smithsonian Gardens’ annual orchid exhibit with a little help from former director Barbara Faust through her 2011 oral history interview.

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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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    Protecting Wildlife in Our National Parks: William Temple Hornaday and the American Bison

    • Date: August 17, 2011
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: August is National Parks Month, a time to celebrate the resources that have been preserved across the country for the public. In August of 1916, the US Congress created the National Park Service which today provides access to unparalleled natural beauty and treasured sites in American history.

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    Secretary and Outdoorsman: Alexander Wetmore

    • Date: June 21, 2018
    • Creator: Tatiana Swann
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12035,size=350,center]June is National Camping Month, and to celebrate we are recognizing one of the Smithsonian’s original outdoorsmen: Alexander Wetmore. The Smithsonian’s sixth Secretary thrived outside. Annually for 20 years Wetmore would make the trip south to Panama, to the same spot, Isla Iguana. There he would conduct his observations, record

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  11. Public Law 98-87—August 26, 1983, appointing Jeannine Smith Clark to the Smithsonian Board of Regents, by United States Congress, document, United States Government Printing Office.

    Jeannine Smith Clark and the Increase and Diffusion of Cultural Education

    • Date: February 23, 2016
    • Description: This post discusses the contributions of volunteer Jeannine Smith Clark to the Smithsonian.

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  13. John N. Robinson, His Life and Work

    • Date: September 9, 2014
    • Description: I cannot, I feel, have any regrets about my accomplishments. What comes from art will just come. I don’t feel any need to strive. - John N. Robinson One of my favorite parts of working in an archive is the opportunity to immerse myself in other people’s worlds, to learn more about their stories and experiences. One such person I encountered recently was John N. Robinson, a

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  15. Black and white image of Austin Clark sitting at his desk, which is covered in piles of papers and marine life specimens.

    “Muse of Scientific Literature”: Leila Forbes Clark

    • Date: March 13, 2018
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month and the 50th anniversary of Smithsonian Libraries, let’s learn about Leila Gay Forbes Clark (1887-1964), the second woman to direct the Smithsonian’s library. She was beloved by the researchers she worked with (really loved in one case….) and began the restructuring of the many small libraries across the Smithsonian.

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  17. The broken joint and damaged headcap needed significant attention before the volume could be scanned safely. Courtesy of William Bennett.

    Minute by Minute: Preparing Board of Regents Records for Digitization

    • Date: September 10, 2015
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Take a look behind the scenes at the Archives as conservation staff prepares one of our important collections for digitization.

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    Looking for Women Managers of the Smithsonian’s Museums

    • Date: March 16, 2022
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.

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    Fame ... By Any Other Name

    • Date: March 20, 2012
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: How social media has changed the ways that scientists, particularly women, can achieve fame in their respective fields.

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    Keeping up with our #Volunpeers – SIA’s Transcription Center Accomplishments

    • Date: September 14, 2017
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: When it comes to the Smithsonian Transcription Center, there’s always more to discover, more material with which to engage. It can be easy to lose track of just how much our crowd of #volunpeers accomplished and why it is so important to us. We’re not done yet, but after four years, it’s a good time to take a step back and see what has been accomplished through the effort of

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