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    1. Conservators from Smithsonian Institution Libraries in the rare books conservation lab at North Capitol Street Services Center

      Sneak Peek 9/9/2019

      • Date: September 9, 2019
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: Conservators from Smithsonian Institution Libraries in the rare books conservation lab at North Capitol Street Services Center, SIA RU000371, 79-14235-04A.

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      Looking for Women Managers of the Smithsonian’s Museums

      • Date: March 16, 2022
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.

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    5. For the Love of Bookshelves

      • Date: January 19, 2021
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: On January 19, 1858 renovations to the library located in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to increase space for books were completed.

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      Link Love: 8/20/2010

      • Date: August 20, 2010
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="South Beach, Miami, Florida, 2004, Courtesy of the TypArchive: www.typarchive.com."] [/caption] A visual archive of hand-painted and cool old signage [via @leetranlam]. Check out the Smithsonian Libraries’ extensive links to online exhibitions created by libraries and archives. Catch the spirit! The Gospel Music History

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      Mourning National Disaster at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

      • Date: January 28, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: When tragedy struck during the space shuttle era, mourners found a place to honor the fallen astronauts of the tragic Challenger and Columbia flights at Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

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      Unlocking the History of the Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute

      • Date: October 9, 2018
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: A couple of months ago, a few members of the Archives staff went out to the Smithsonian Conversation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, to collect some records that are being accessioned into our collections. One of the items we were given on this trip was a book detailing the facilities located on the property in Front Royal prior to it being used by the

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    13. It its collection, the National Museum of American History has a fallout shelter

      Link Love: 5/18/2012

      • Date: May 18, 2012
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • 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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    15. A woman sits at a desk in front of an open book.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary A. Huffer

      • Date: January 22, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Mary A. Huffer led Smithsonian Libraries as Acting Director, 1964–67, and Assistant Director, 1968–72. During her tenure, she welcomed automation for cataloging and purchasing in the newly-formed central library system. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Black and white photo of 3 seated women and 1 man at reception holding plates and drinking Coca Cola.

      Link Love: 2/3/2017

      • Date: February 3, 2017
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: The history behind the film, Hidden Figures, from Curator Paul Ceruzzi. [via National Air and Space Museum]Umbra Search African American History now has over 500,000 items from more than 1000 libraries, museums and archives. [via OCLC and University of Minnesota Libraries]A Twitter tribute to Holocaust victims who were turned away by the U.S. in 1939. [via Atlantic]Library of

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    19. Portrait of Theo van Gogh, 1887, by Vincent van Gogh.

      Link Love: 2/12/2016

      • Date: February 12, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: You can now download hi-res images of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings, sketches, and letters. [via Open Culture and Vincent Van Gogh Museum]Speaking of Van Gogh, the Art Institute of Chicago has recreated the bedroom in his famous painting and it is now for rent on Air BnB. [via Colossal]More enjoyable art browsing brought to you by technology! Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of

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      Link Love: 2/11/2011

      • Date: February 11, 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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    23. printed page with 12 pointed star color spectrum, as well as a bar of colors below.

      Link Love: 6/1/2018

      • Date: June 1, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A graphic designer's delight — a new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt explores color perception. [via Smithsonian Libraries]33 museums from 7 countries, including our own Smithsonian Archives of American Art, have produced the largest collection of Frida Kahlo art and ephemera with Google Arts & Culture. [via Remezcla]A key figure in LGBQT activism who organized the first pride

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