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  1. Watson Davis’s handwritten notes on the day he first met John Thomas Scopes in June 1925. Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    Science Service: Up Close

    • Date: May 19, 2015
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: Each Smithsonian Institution Archives collection has a life story. That narrative, much like the biography of a person, can explain how a collection's photographs, letters, and documents relate to each other. Closer inspection may also reveal hidden connections to other archival materials and can help in identifying photographers and writers. This new blog series will turn a

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    SIA Acc. 20-090, National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.), Website Records, 2009-2020

    • Date: 2009 2009-2020
    • Creator: National Museum of the American Indian
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 16-247, Smithsonian Institution Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Symposia and Seminars Records, 1976-1990, 1996

    • Date: 1976 1976-1990 1976-1990, 1996
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 14-004, Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships and Internships, Program Records, 1975-2011

    • Date: 1975 1975-2011
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Internships
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  9. Moonwatch volunteers tracking satellites, 1965, in Pretoria, South Africa for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Moonwatch Network, one of more than 100 teams worldwide.

    Thank you, Volunteers!

    • Date: April 23, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since the beginning. As our historian Pamela Henson likes to say, we have always relied on the kindness of strangers. A blog post in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month 2015. Includes a list of Smithsonian crowdsourcing projects that volunteers can participate in.

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    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

    • Date: April 14, 2011
    • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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  13. Getting started on the Homepage, Smithsonian Transcription Center

    Growing to a Community of Volunpeers: Communication & Discovery

    • Date: July 8, 2014
    • Description: The Smithsonian Transcription Center has grown from individuals to a collaborative community of volunpeers. Here are four ways we see it happening.

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  15. Seven volunteer standing shoulder-to-shoulder in a reading room.

    #MCN50 Conference Next Week

    • Date: November 7, 2017
    • Creator: Charles Zange
    • Description: Behind the archivists, technicians, and specialists of the museum field are an abundance of organizations that network ideas, connect professionals, and present new strategies to broaden the impact of museums (American Alliance of Museums, Society of American Archivists, etc.). Many associations focus on specific aspects of this dynamic field and help to push museum practice

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    SIA Acc. 11-073, Smithsonian Institution Institutional Studies Office, Reports and Research Notes, 1989-1999

    • Date: 1989 1989-1999
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Institutional Studies Office
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  19. Three Cheers for Embedded Metadata

    • Date: February 28, 2012
    • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
    • Description: Metadata is a helpful tool. When you have embedded metadata, all the better when trying to figure out what something might be.

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  21. A man stands and leans next to a painting. Another man holds a camera to his eye and points the camera at the leaning man.

    Tips and Lessons from the Opening of the Renwick Gallery

    • Date: June 11, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: In the midst of Smithsonian's busy season, we’re providing tips for visitors through the lens of photographs from the opening of the Renwick Gallery in 1972.

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  23. Letter to Willem de Kooning from Joseph Hirshhorn, November 15, 1967. Record Unit 7449 - Joseph H. Hirshhorn Papers, circa 1926-1982 and undated. Smithsonian Institution Archives.

    The Artist, The Collector, and Quality Correspondence in midst of the Digital Era

    • Date: August 19, 2014
    • Description: Archived correspondence between Joseph Hirshhorn and modern artists Willem de Kooning, Alexander Calder, and Marc Chagall bring light to the means in which we communicate artist to collector relationships in the digital era.

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