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    The Bigger Picture - Page 24|Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      Transparency in the Archives: From Our Earliest Days

      • Date: August 16, 2018
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: From the point in 1838 when the United States Congress accepted James Smithson’s bequest, it was recognized as a cultural resource, a public trust held by the federal government. Smithson had stipulated that the funds be used for an “establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Being a cultural resource set aside for public use, the government bore the

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    • Wikipedians Hard at Work, Photo courtesy of Effie Kapsalis.

      Inside a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

      • Date: June 8, 2012
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Get an inside-look at a Wikipedia edit-a-thon and learn how you can volunteer for the Smithsonian even if you don't live nearby.

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    • An older man sits at a booth as people wait in line. Banners are visible. They read: Why do research?; What is conservation?; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; and Frog Voices.

      Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian

      • Date: June 2, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews.

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      Goals

      • Date: April 7, 2021
      • Description: At our current rate of preservation, the Smithsonian is facing an estimated total loss of 190,000 audiovisual assets by 2034. In order to stem the tide of irreparable loss, the initiative is focusing on five main goals to enhance the public’s access to the Institution’s audiovisual collections. To learn more about the Initiative's goals, explore the AVMPI Strategic Plan. Goal

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    • Two photographs of a man wearing a fur coat. The hood is on in the left photo.

      Smithsonian Collections, But Make It Fashion: An Archival Mystery Solved

      • Date: June 30, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: For Social Media Day, we’re recapping how a Facebook follower solved an archival mystery by giving a name to our most popular “unidentified male model.”

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    • Painting of the Corcoran Gallery, now the Renwick Gallery, in the winter. People in winter overcoats stroll in front of the building.

      Link Love: 2/21/2020

      • Date: February 21, 2020
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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      Link Love: 7/4/2014

      • Date: July 4, 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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    • Effie Kapsalis pictured with Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Effie Kapsalis

      • Date: December 20, 2022
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Digital strategist Effie Kapsalis was dedicated to building bridges between Smithsonian collections and audiences. In a Smithsonian career spanning nearly twenty years, Effie mobilized her colleagues to share more diverse stories, break down barriers to access, and fight for gender and racial equity in the cultural heritage sphere. Sadly, we lost Effie on December 11, 2022.

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      SIA Acc. 19-035, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2016-2017

      • Date: 2016 2016-2017
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 15-075, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2013-2014

      • Date: 2013 2013-2014
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 20-196, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2018-2019

      • Date: 2018 2018-2019
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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