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  1. Hardware used to access old 5.25” floppy disks connected to modern PC. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    5.25” floppies: All Is Not Lost

    • Date: March 22, 2016
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Tools are available to retrieve files off very old floppy disks.

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  3. A mixed media collection recently received from the National Zoological Park. Un

    How the Archives Gets its Records (or, Golden Lion Tamarins Galore)

    • Date: October 27, 2011
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    Digital Humanists Dive Into Archives

    • Date: August 3, 2011
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: Bloggers on The Bigger Picture often describe how, in the course of their work, they come across intriguing archival objects and artifacts that trigger new insights into history. “Hands on” encounters with compelling evidence from the past are thrilling and can be provocative. But so can different sorts of encounters, including those that are driven by data, rather than

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    I'll Show You Mine.

    • Date: April 2, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="220" caption="Cover of Reader's Digest magazine featuring article on sexting, by Matt M, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] Over the past few weeks, the web’s been abuzz with articles, blog posts, and comments about sexting, the practice of sending explicit photos (and sometimes texts and videos as well) over the Internet.

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  9. Three staff members of the International Exchange Service are at work in the basement of the Smithsonian Institution Building. Note electric wiring is on the ceiling. Wrapped packages are piled on the tables in the center and along the wall. 

    The Smithsonian International Exchange Service in World War II

    • Date: July 16, 2020
    • Creator: Jessica Scott
    • Description: While responding to a digitization request, I uncovered the story of how the Smithsonian International Exchange Service (1849-1992) helped rebuild the library collections of Chinese cultural heritage institutions during the Second World War.

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    You Asked, We Answered: Taking Care of Your Own Archives

    • Date: October 28, 2010
    • 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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  13. A group of men and women surround a table in a glass-walled room, listening to a man in a blue shirt describe a parchment document visible on the table in front of him.

    A Tale of Three Contracts

    • Date: September 5, 2019
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: An exciting new accession sheds light on James Smithson’s family history and fortune.

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    A Ghost in the Archives: Robert Kennicott

    • Date: October 27, 2016
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: A spooky coincidence leads to a forgotten Robert Kennicott document in the Smithsonian Archives.

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  17. Shark Attack Tracks

    • Date: August 8, 2013
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Research on shark attacks began at the National Museum of Natural History in 1958 when the Shark Research Panel was formed to track attacks and develop shark repellents.

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  19. Benjamin the Anti-Christ's Doomsday Prophecy

    • Date: December 21, 2012
    • Description: In 1866, Benjamin the Anti Christ predicted earthquakes, war, and brain paralysis for the world—a prophecy that reached the SI Archives.

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  21. Revisiting the Magnificent Enterprise

    • Date: March 20, 2018
    • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
    • Description: In honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to revisit an important and inspiring exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in 1961. “The Magnificient Enterprise: Education Opens the Door” was a photographic exhibition based on the 100 years of higher education for women. Sponsored by Vassar College in observance of its

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    Preserving “The World Is Yours”

    • Date: January 23, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Here is a look into how the mixed media project of preserving The World Is Yours got its start.

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