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      Mission: Records Management Panama

      • Date: April 11, 2019
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The Archives describes its approach to records management outreach at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.

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    3. George McBryde, Museum Aide in the Division of Cultural History.

      The Long Journey to Scientific Aide: Barry Hampton’s Career

      • Date: February 16, 2017
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Barry Hampton played an important role in Division of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Natural History Museum for decades, but recognition was slow to come.

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    5. Color photograph of a large group of Tibetans in traditional clothing, standing outside on the National Mall, under flags.

      Archives, Record Management, and Digital Material

      • Date: July 12, 2018
      • Description: As a student with a background in libraries, one of the most interesting things I learned as an intern at the Smithsonian Institution Archives this summer was how closely related records management is to archival practice. I was unaware that as an institutional archive, the Archives is specifically concerned with preserving records that relate to the Smithsonian’s identity,

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    7. Laboratory Interior, Beaufort, 1904, by Unknown photographer.

      The Broad Mission of the Division of Inquiry

      • Date: January 26, 2012
      • Description: An examination of logbooks in the Smithsonian Institution Archives reveals the multiple ways that the Division of Inquiry in the United States Commission of Fish performed scientific work at marine laboratories in the early 20th century to fulfill their expansive mission statement.

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    9. Screenshot from the Archives' DArcMail suite.

      Email Management Remains Important

      • Date: January 2, 2020
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: Archives and libraries explore various tools to preserve and share email collections.

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    11. 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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    13. Email Users Directory, 2015, Courtesy of David Bridge.

      The History of Email at the Smithsonian

      • Date: July 21, 2015
      • Description: Many of us read, write and send emails every day, but when did it all start at the Smithsonian? In 1980 Smithsonian staff had typewriters and telephones on their desk, with one or two FAX machines per office. The Smithsonian operated a single general purpose computer, the Honeywell mainframe, for all Smithsonian data processing applications and which did not include an email

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    15. Takin' Care of Records

      • Date: April 17, 2018
      • Creator: Heidi Stover
      • Description: Did you know April is Records and Information Management Month? Did you also know that the Smithsonian Institution has over 154 million objects, 10 million digital records, and 156,830 cubic feet of archival materials in its collections? It is mostly thanks to amazing record keeping that we are able to locate, care, and give access to millions of fascinating objects.We look at

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    17. Weird and Wonderful: The Surprising Mrs. Hilda Hempl Heller

      • Date: May 16, 2013
      • Description: A brief look into the life of Hilda Hempl Heller – scientist and enthusiast of life.

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    19. Observations taken from 9 p.m. August 3th to 2 a.m. August 9, 1872 in Holt County, Missouri, of an aurora. Detailed, timed observations on a single sized document in purple ink.

      The Increase and Diffusion of Data

      • Date: October 19, 2021
      • Description: Research has been at the core of Smithsonian’s mission from the beginning, and sharing that research—through activities like publishing papers and data—is still key to fulfilling that mission for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

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    21. Beige, tan, and burgundy webpage with black and white archival photos across the top.

      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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    23. Smithsonian Institution Archives - Entry door, 2014, by JA Pryse.

      The Starting Line

      • Date: June 19, 2014
      • Description: From April 7-18, 2014, JA Pryse was in residence with the Smithsonian Institution Archives fulfilling the Smithsonian Affiliations Visiting Professional Program fellowship awarded in January of this year. Over the information packed two weeks a number of innovative digital processes were gathered which are valuable to the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division’s present

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