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    1. Fire at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, February 7, 2011.

      Hold your fire! Fire prevention in archives, museums, and libraries

      • Date: February 7, 2012
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: Discussion of fires and fire prevention in museums, libraries, and archives, with resources.

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      Link Love: 1/14/2011

      • Date: January 14, 2011
      • 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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      We Don't Know about You, But We’re Feeling (20)22

      • Date: December 30, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Despite another year of telework and limited physical access to our collections, the Smithsonian Institution Archives has continued to serve our researchers and share more of our collections with the public.

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    7. A construction drawing that includes the exact dimensions of a piece of art in front of the National Air and Space Museum. It is tall and thin.

      Adventures in Adopt-a-Book

      • Date: April 21, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Hear from Archives staff about some of the items up for “adoption” at the 2022 Adopt-a-Book salons and what makes them so special.

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    9. 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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    11. Color drawing of the potential interior of the

      Celebrating the Smithsonian Latino Center

      • Date: September 17, 2020
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Documenting the history, programs, and activities of the Smithsonian Latino Center through the capture of their websites and their other online sites.

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    13. Hot Topix in Archival Research, Fall 2019

      • Date: December 26, 2019
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. From our front-row (well, only-row) seat outside the reading room, we catch tantalizing glimpses of our patrons’ manifold research topics.The reference team fields around 6,000 queries per year. Ask us what people have been researching recently, and you’ll get into some

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    15. Tamar stands in front of the doors of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives office. The sign reads: Smithsonian Libraries in the glass. The doors are gold. Tamar is wearing a long black and white dress, a statement necklace, and black tights.

      An Interview with Director Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

      • Date: February 4, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives recently welcomed Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty as our inaugural director. Join us as we get to know the new leader of our organization!

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    17. Three circular graphite drawings, one typewritten note, and one annotated handwritten note. First drawing is of a torch with text: James Smithson 1765-1965 circling it. Second drawing is of James Smithson with text: James Smithson Bicentennial 1765-1965 circling it. Third drawing is of the sunburst with text: James Smithson 1765-1965 circling it. Typewritten note: suggested designs to be incorporated into all printed matter connected with the bi-centennial. Designer says medal design too complicated

      Goodbye, 2020: Working Through a Different Kind of Year

      • Date: December 31, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Despite so many setbacks this year, Archives staff has continued to serve our researchers.

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    19. 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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    21. Kathy Boi, volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Volunteer Appreciation: Kathy Boi

      • Date: April 14, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: We celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month by recognizing Kathy Boi, an oral history project volunteer.

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    23. Animated photo of two men by space capsule, one man has finger on it while the other vaporizes.

      Link Love: 12/1/2017

      • Date: December 1, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Surreal, doctored historic images by Nicolas Monterrat. [via Colossal]Europeana announced the winners of the 2017 Gif It Up competition! [via Europeana blog]Chinese researchers are starting the daunting task of digitizing more than 200,000 volumes of Mongolian books and documents, including a rare Mongolian version of the Tibetan Buddhist classic Kangyur from 1720. [via

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