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    1. Hirshhorn walks in front of O'Keeffe near a home in the mountains. Hirshhorn is wearing a long coat and O'Keeffe is wearing a hat. Hirshhorn is smiling at the camera.

      The Room That Could Have Been

      • Date: November 11, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Artist Georgia O’Keeffe and the Hirshhorns had a friendly relationship. Read about how the two almost negotiated a deal to create a room dedicated to her work at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

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    3. A printed map, marked with red and brown inks, is unfolded showing the entirety of its information. A photographic target is at left.

      Navigating Treatment of the Dawson Map

      • Date: May 7, 2019
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Our treasures can pose significant—and often unexpected—challenges, like when a map has been attached to a hotel linen. See how our staff tackled a complex intervention in progress!

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      Not Restarting, Starting Over: New Workflows for a New “Normal”

      • Date: August 24, 2021
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: Being away from the office for over a year has given us a lot of opportunity to think about what workflows will look like once we are able to return to our collections, especially for conservation and digitization.

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    7. Doodles sketched by John F. Kennedy, 1961.

      Art in the Margins: John F. Kennedy's "Doodles in Dimension"

      • Date: November 10, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: President John F. Kennedy's doodles were given a new dimension by local Washington, D.C. sculptor Ralph M. Tate and the Anacostia Community Museum.

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    9. The World Is Yours: The Evolution of Life

      • Date: July 21, 2020
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled “The Evolution of Life.”

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    11. The World Is Yours: Early Air Mail

      • Date: June 1, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from The World Is Yours episode “Early Air Mail” and its short reign under the United States Postal Service from 1916 to 1926.

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    13. The Archives Staff Kept Austin Weird at SAA 2019

      • Date: August 20, 2019
      • Description: This summer, members of the Archives staff packed their bags and headed to the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) and Society of American Archivists (SAA). When they returned, they refected om the most useful sessions and what topics they're looking for in the future.

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    15. View of the courtyard at the center of the Freer Gallery. A working fountain is in view.

      The World Is Yours: Freer Gallery of Art

      • Date: April 15, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours about the Freer Gallery of Art.

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    17. A close-up view of a parchment sheet, covered closely with black ink writing. A passage is highlighted in yellow, “Estate at Studley and Calne and other Places in the County of Wilts[hire].”

      Tracing Inheritance in the Hungerford Deed

      • Date: September 24, 2020
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: The Hungerford Deed split an inherited estate between two sisters—but what do we know about those properties? We’ve dug deep into one of them here.

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    19. The World Is Yours: Glass

      • Date: September 29, 2020
      • Description: Take a listen to clips from the episode of The World Is Yours titled Glass.

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    21. A typed legal court document dated March 1935. The pages have been paper-clipped together and show multiple fold creases.

      Six Tips for Preserving Family Archives

      • Date: November 26, 2020
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: Some advice from Archives staff on preserving your family’s history. 

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