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  1. Letter to R. Edward Earll instructing him to retrieve the dagger belonging to the Leif Erikson statue from the Superintendent of the Women’s Building, written on United States National Museum letterhead.

    Digitization and Exploration: An Intern Works with the Exposition Records

    • Date: December 10, 2020
    • Description: Learn about the digitization process and some fun Smithsonian history from a fall internship project!

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  3. Book opened to show two pages. The lefthand page is blank and the righthand page contains the beginning of an article titled “Address of Norman J. Colman before the Missouri Editors and Publishers’ Association.”

    Not Your Average Scrapbook

    • Date: November 3, 2020
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: A scrapbook isn’t always a collection of photographs and memorabilia. For C.V. Riley, it was a place to keep articles.

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  5. An advertisement for packaged air featured in Life Magazine, January 24, 1944.

    Keeping Your Cool: Advertising Air Conditioning

    • Date: June 20, 2017
    • Creator: Hillary Brady
    • Description: A look back at some historic, pre- and post-World War II air conditioning advertising.

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  7. Five people standing on a stage, one of which is holding a framed award.

    A Champion for Libraries and Archives: Ching-hsien Wang

    • Date: May 26, 2022
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her.

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    Diminutive but Determined: Mary Jane Rathbun

    • Date: March 6, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: Mary Jane Rathbun, diminutive but determined, was the first full time female curator at the Smithsonian.

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  11. Bridget Shea leans back in a theater seat. Caption: Bridget Shea was the manager of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Samuel P. Langley IMAX Theater and the Albert Einstein Planetarium, 1992–97, and manager of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater, which she also helped design, 1997–2000. Shea supervised the operations of the theaters and prioritized accessibility services, such as closed captioning and audio descriptions. #Groundbreaker

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Bridget Shea

    • Date: March 4, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Bridget Shea was the manager of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Samuel P. Langley IMAX Theater and the Albert Einstein Planetarium, 1992–97, and manager of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater, which she also helped design, 1997–2000. Shea supervised the operations of the theaters and prioritized accessibility

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  13. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station and Tracks, 1882, Harpers Weekly, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-78090.

    Quidditch in Henry Park?

    • Date: April 3, 2014
    • Description: This coming weekend muggles from around the world will be participating in the International Quidditch Association’s World Cup; but did you know that this growing sport may have a Smithsonian connection?

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  15. Two men hold a young girl up in a trash can.The girl is looking directly at the camera.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2022

    • Date: April 28, 2022
    • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
    • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

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  17. A man sits at a desk in an office. Papers and books are stacked on desks in the office.

    Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2022

    • Date: July 21, 2022
    • Description: We're highlighting a few topics explored by Smithsonian Institution Archives researchers this summer.

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  19. Happy Tin-th Anniversary!

    • Date: October 8, 2019
    • Creator: Nora Lockshin
    • Description: A retrospective photo trip down the Archives’ conservation lab memory lane, featuring folks from past and present.

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  21. DIY deodorant ingredients, Courtesy of the National Museum of American History.

    Link Love: 9/26/2014

    • Date: September 26, 2014
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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  23. Invitation to the opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in 1987.

    Design + Archives: Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: February 21, 2017
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Celebrating 50 years in 2017, the Anacostia Community Museum opened on September 15, 1967.

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