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      Another Wonderful Winter of Wetmore

      • Date: January 12, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: On this day, 72 years ago, ornithologist Alexander Wetmore became Smithsonian Secretary--continuing his life-long dedication to field research! Help transcribe Wetmore’s extensive research and make it available for a new generation of field scientists.

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    3. Unrolled group of graphic recordings showing just how large and unwieldy these records are. Photo by William Bennett, 2015. Accession 09-296 - Office of the Secretary, Strategic Planning Records, 2009, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease: A Custom Storage Solution for an Unusual Collection

      • Date: February 5, 2015
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Unusual sized and shaped items can be a challenge in archives—here’s how our conservation staff dealt with a particularly tricky accession.

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    5. From Plantations to Islands of Science: Travels in Costa Rica and Panama - Part II

      • Date: January 31, 2013
      • Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.

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      Some Archives Technologist Career Advice

      • Date: May 24, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and don’t be afraid to let us know who you would like to hear from next!The Archives has

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    9. Registrar Cordelia Rose added personal and humorous details to the scroll as the automation of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum registration process progressed. This photograph, placed near the end of the scroll, depicts programmer Jay Vanatta walking away and a thought bubble noting

      "Scrolling" Through Museum Processes

      • Date: September 12, 2013
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Two almost forgotten scrolls document the automation of museum processes at the Cooper-Hewitt.

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      Tis the Season at the Smithsonian

      • Date: December 20, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: How the Smithsonian celebrated the holidays in 1977, and what traditions continue today!

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    13. Fleeing from the ruined city--California St., from Stockton to Ferry Tower, San Francisco, California, 1906, photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, neg. no. 13496.

      The Smithsonian Seismological Institute

      • Date: August 26, 2014
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: The Smithsonian proposed creating a Seismological Institute after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

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    15. Dawson stands to the right of two White people. Her hair is braided and she is wearing a hat. There appears to be an exhibit in the background. People are seated on a bench in the background.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lucille Dawson

      • Date: November 24, 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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      One Lens for Multiple Archives: A Pan-Institutional Survey of Born Digital Holdings

      • Date: May 28, 2015
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Summary of pan-Smithsonian survey of born digital collections holdings at archives and museums at the Smithsonian.

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    19. Varnell works on a clay project in a studio.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Kathleen Varnell

      • Date: September 15, 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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    21. Effie Kapsalis pictured with Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Effie Kapsalis

      • Date: December 20, 2022
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Digital strategist Effie Kapsalis was dedicated to building bridges between Smithsonian collections and audiences. In a Smithsonian career spanning nearly twenty years, Effie mobilized her colleagues to share more diverse stories, break down barriers to access, and fight for gender and racial equity in the cultural heritage sphere. Sadly, we lost Effie on December 11, 2022.

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      17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!)

      • Date: August 10, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: On the Smithsonian's 170th birthday, here are 17 stories of how items have made their way to our collections!

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