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    1. Society of American Archivists Conference Recap

      • Date: August 23, 2012
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: Several SIA Archivists participated in the 2012 Society of American Archivists confernence, discussing such topics as archiving websites, Encoded Archival Context (EAD) and the Fieldbook Project.

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    3. Alexander Wetmore in Panama, 1947.

      The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part I

      • Date: April 26, 2016
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: A look at the characteristics of the thirteen individuals who have led the Smithsonian.

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    5. A woman stands in an exhibit space in front of pottery. A forrest or jungle scene is in the background.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Joan Madden

      • Date: February 5, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Joan Madden, Assistant Director for Education, 1987–88, Supervisory Information and Education Specialist, 1980–86, and Education Coordinator, 1974–80, was integral to the development and management of the Discovery Room and Naturalist Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She also managed volunteers for Smithsonian’s Office of Elementary and Secondary

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    7. U.S. service members raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan, on Feb. 23, 1945.

      Link Love: 5/6/2016

      • Date: May 6, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Marines are investigating a possible case of mistaken identity in the iconic WWII Iwo Jima photo. [via NPR]The little known history behind Cinco de Mayo. [via Smithsonian Magazine]A short film on the Smithsonian's incredible whale skeleton collection. [via Hakai Magazine]The Prelinger Archives has published 6600 public domain films to the Internet Archive! [via Open Culture]A

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    9. A woman stands behind a man, in the forefront. Both are standing near a portrait photograph of Abraham Lincoln.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann M. Shumard

      • Date: April 8, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Ann M. Shumard has worked to develop the photography collection at the National Portrait Gallery as an Assistant Curator, 1979–2001, and Senior Curator of Photographs, 2001–present. She has curated more than a dozen exhibitions and serves on the Smithsonian’s Collections Advisory Committee. #Groundbreaker

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    11. Reference form for inquiries and use of collections, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Many Hands Make Light Work in the Digitization Process

      • Date: September 11, 2014
      • Description: Digitizing collection material at the Smithsonian Institution Archives is a group effort involving interns, volunteers, and staff.

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    13. Iguana Management Project (IMP)

      Sneak Peek 12/8/2014

      • Date: December 8, 2014
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Iguanas hatching at the Iguana Management Project (IMP), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa, Panama, Image Number: 89-7153.

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    15. Dave Walker, Audio Digitization Specialist, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

      Ask an Archivist: Bring Your Questions Monday, October 27

      • Date: October 24, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: In celebration of Archives Month, join us Monday, October 27th, 10am to 4pm ET, where four of our archivists specializing in audio/visual material, photos, and digital records (or electronic records) will be on the Smithsonian's Facebook page to answer questions about your own archival collections. Questions from our readers in the past have ranged from storing letter and

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    17. Black and white photo of woman posing with Elmo puppet.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Ellen Roney Hughes

      • Date: April 26, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Cultural historian, Dr. Ellen Roney Hughes, National Museum of American History, was a nominating committee member for the Women's Sports Hall of Fame and procured Muhammad Ali's robe and gloves from his "Rumble in the Jungle" fight against George Foreman for the museum. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Color photo of Dr. Donald F. Squires, sitting in the Oyster Cove Restaurant.

      Dr. Donald Fleming Squires (1927-2017)

      • Date: February 13, 2018
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14492,size=500,center]Dr. Squires was a pioneer in the application of computer technology in science museums and the founding father of data processing at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). He died on his 90th birthday, December 19, 2017 in Tasmania, Australia, after a short illness. Squires received an B.A. from Cornell

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    21. The Life Behind the Photograph

      • Date: March 28, 2013
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Thanks to the Flickr community, the Smithsonian Archives knows the context for a photograph of Norwegian biologist Kristin Bonnevie.

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    23. One of the many behind-the-scenes photos in the Archives new Flickr photostream.

      Introducing the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ New Flickr Photostream

      • Date: May 2, 2012
      • Creator: Susannah Wells
      • Description: Smithsonian Institution Archives is now using Flickr hightlight behind-the-scenes projects, workshops, and staff at work.

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