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    1. The Smithsonian in Wartime web exhibit

      Smithsonian in Wartime – A New Web Exhibit!

      • Date: August 9, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Announcing a new web exhibit exploring the Smithsonian’s role in the nation’s war efforts.

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      Smithsonian in Wartime

      • Date: July 19, 2016
      • Description: Find out how the Smithsonian shared its expertise, staff, and funds during times of national crisis.

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      SIA Acc. 18-173, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Division, Exhibition Records, 1992-2012

      • Date: 1992 1992-2012
      • Creator: National Air and Space Museum. Aeronautics Division
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA RU000479, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space History, Exhibition Records, circa 1976-1990

      • Date: 1976 1976-1990 circa 1976-1990
      • Creator: National Air and Space Museum. Department of Space History
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      SIA Acc. 00-001, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology, Exhibition Records, c. 1979-1990, and undated

      • Date: 1979 1979-1990 c 1979-1990, and undated
      • Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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      WWII: Staff Supporting the War Effort

      • Date: June 27, 2016
      • Description: When the men and women of the Smithsonian heard the call to duty in World War II, they again took up the call as they had during World War I. Secretaries Charles G. Abbot and Alexander Wetmore provided leadership that brought the Smithsonian’s resources to the aid of the nation, while safeguarding its primary mission: the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Once again,

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      WWI: The Smithsonian on the Home Front

      • Date: June 17, 2016
      • Description: Just as the war affected the home life of millions of Americans, it had a drastic impact on the three buildings of the Smithsonian. The biggest change occurred in the ‘new’ National Museum, also known as the Natural History Building, then the Smithsonian’s cutting-edge exhibit space. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance, a new division of the US Department of Treasury created to

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      American Negro Artists (National Gallery of Art, 1929-1930)

      • Date: August 25, 2016
      • Description: On May 16, 1929, an exhibition of American Negro Artists opened on the ground floor of the Smithsonian’s US National Museum building. The exhibition featured fifty-one works by twenty-seven black sculptors and painters who won a juried competition sponsored by the Harmon Foundation.1Though the work selected remained distant from the most radical new work being created by

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      Link Love: 6/24/2011

      • Date: June 24, 2011
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Headed to DC soon? Leave your thoughts at the National Museum of American History’s TalkBack Board, and then whether you’re in the capital or elsewhere, tune into the NMAH’s Twitter feed for #TalkBackTuesdays, where they’ll feature the best questions and comments from the board. The Museum of Photographic Arts has just joined Flickr Commons, and their photos include some

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      WWI: Staff Supporting the War Effort

      • Date: June 17, 2016
      • Description: The men and women of the Smithsonian are the Institution’s most important asset, a fact which was as true in the 1910s as it is today. The staff of the Smithsonian work together to fulfill their mission: ‘the increase and diffusion of knowledge,’ working for the public good and engaging the world. During World War I, this mission expanded beyond academic knowledge to support

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      WWII: The Smithsonian on the Home Front

      • Date: June 27, 2016
      • Description: As World War II raged throughout the world, many feared the threat of another attack on American soil. Washington, D.C., and the National Mall were obvious targets for the Axis countries which put the Smithsonian buildings and collections located there in danger. In order to protect the Smithsonian’s collections, staff took action and moved many materials off of the National

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    23. 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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