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    James Thomas Gant

    • Date: August 25, 2016
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8206,size=350,right]Born around 1815, James Thomas Gant was one of twelve children born to free parents on a plantation a few miles northeast of the Washington DC-line.1 As a free black man who lived through nearly the entire nineteenth century, he would see the Civil War, the destruction of slavery, the rise and fall of an all-too-brief period of

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    Torch 01/1960

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1960 Box 1 Folder 1

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    SIA Acc. 14-297, Smithsonian Productions, Productions, 1995-1998

    • Date: 1995 1995-1998
    • Creator: Smithsonian Productions
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  7. Hallie Jenkins, Science Service Sales and Advertising Manager

    Science Service, Up Close: Hallie Jenkins, On the Road, On Her Own Terms

    • Date: March 16, 2017
    • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
    • Description: In January 1926, Science Service took a chance on smart, plucky Hallie Jenkins, hiring the 27-year-old as their sales representative. During the following months, Jenkins traveled on her own throughout the Midwest, selling science to newspapers large and small. By the end of the year, she become the organization’s sales and advertising manager.

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  9. Mary Henry Diary, 1858-1863

    Mary Henry Diary, 1858-1863

    • Date: 1858-1863 Civil War, 1861-1865
    • Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903
    • Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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    SIA Acc. 08-163, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Office of the Director, Discovery Center/West Court Renovation Records, 1966-2004

    • Date: 1966 1966-2004
    • Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    SIA Acc. 16-115, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Department of Education, Program Files, 1988-2014

    • Date: 1988 1988-2014
    • Creator: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  15. Mary Henry Diary, 1864-1868

    Mary Henry Diary, 1864-1868

    • Date: 1864-1868 Civil War, 1861-1865
    • Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903
    • Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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    Who Was James Smithson?

    • Date: February 7, 2017
    • Description: James Smithson: The Man Behind the InstitutionWhile the institution named after James Smithson enjoys worldwide renown, we know little about the man who left $508,318 to the people of the United States to found such an institution.An English scientist who conducted research in chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, Smithson lived and traveled in several European countries. His

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    Torch 05/1978

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1978 Box 1 Folder 5

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    SIA Acc. 95-023, Smithsonian Associates Office of Public Affairs, Records, 1981-1993

    • Date: 1981 1981-1993
    • Creator: Smithsonian Associates. Office of Public Affairs
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Torch 12/1974

    • Description: SIA Record Unit 000371, Smithsonian Institution., Office of Public Affairs, The Torch, 1955-1960, 1965-1988, 1974 Box 1 Folder 12

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