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    1. SI History Bibliography

      The First Hundred Years of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846- 1946

      • Date: 1946
      • Creator: True, Webster Prentiss b. 1892
      • Creator: True, Webster Prentiss b. 1892

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    3. Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Accession 10-204: Latino Working Committee, Administrative Records, 1986-2004, Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Happy Anniversary to the Smithsonian Latino Center!

      • Date: May 4, 2017
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A look back at the history of the Smithsonian Latino Center on their 20th anniversary.

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    5. SI History Chronology

      Smithsonian Publishes Morgan's "Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family"

      • Date: 1871

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    7. Aerial photograph of the National Mall with the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt covering the four blocks west of the U.S. Capitol Building.

      Hot Topics in Archival Research, Fall 2022

      • Date: November 3, 2022
      • 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 thousands of questions per year.

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    9. SI History Chronology

      Joseph Henry Endorses Hayes' Arctic Expedition

      • Date: March 16, 1860

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    11. Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville (1867-1937).

      Contagious Contributions: The Rewards of Asking for Help

      • Date: February 26, 2015
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Update on the continuing and growing contributions of volunteers at the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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      Intercambio de Ideas y Especimenes

      • Date: May 2, 2017
      • Description: [view in English]El intercambio internacional siempre ha sido una parte importante de la misión de la Institución Smithsonian. A fin de obtener publicaciones de sociedades científicas, el secretario Henry ofreció a cambio la publicación Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Henry y el subsecretario Baird también distribuyeron publicaciones de universidades, museos,

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    15. Faded color map of the United States as it was in 1839.

      Pursuing Knowledge in Unfamiliar Country

      • Date: November 15, 2018
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: In mid-19th century America, some believed that world-class discoveries came exclusively from Europe. But early Smithsonian leaders had a sense of urgency to disseminate an authoritative body of knowledge, pursue further discoveries, and provide a deeper understanding to the public at a time when American society was changing.

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      An Institution Emerges

      • Date: February 16, 2017
      • Description: Joseph Henry - First Smithsonian Secretary, 1846-1878"A new impulse will thus be given to investigation in every department of science; and learned men will know that through you they will be able to make their discoveries available to their brethren throughout the civilized world." —Letter from Francis Wayland to Secretary Joseph Henry, December 19, 1848 Perhaps the country's

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    19. SI History Bibliography

      Introduction, Ancient monuments of the Mississippi Valley, by Ephraim G. Squier and Edwin H. Davis

      • Date: 1998
      • Creator: Meltzer, David J
      • Creator: Meltzer, David J

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    21. SI History Bibliography

      Exploration Work of the Smithsonian Institution

      • Date: 1897
      • Creator: True, Frederick William 1858-1914
      • Creator: True, Frederick William 1858-1914

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    23. Link Love: 3/15/2013

      • Date: March 15, 2013
      • 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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