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    1. 1. Colleagues at National Television of Haiti after a workshop on conservation o

      Archives Conservation in Haiti, Part 2: Audio and Video Collections

      • Date: December 21, 2011
      • Creator: Sarah Stauderman
      • Description: Current conditions of audiovisual archives in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

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      Dear Diary…

      • Date: September 22, 2020
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives has a lot of diaries. And they offer researchers a glimpse into the daily lives of scientists doing their work in the field and sometimes the joy and tragedy of family life.

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    5. Large opening at the excacvation site yielding an abundance of ammonium chloride, 1872. Record Unit 7000 - James Smithson Collection, 1796-1951, c. 1974, 1981-1983, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Neg. No. SIA2009-0856.

      Smithsonian Backs Journey to the Center of the Earth

      • Date: April 1, 2014
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: In 1864, Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth sparked people’s imagination, but have you heard that before the novel was published, the Smithsonian attempted a journey of its own.

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    7. Collage of three images showing disc fragments being placed in a plastic bag, tape being applied to the bag, and the bag being taped the cover of the enclosure.

      Stabilizing Lacquer Transcription Discs

      • Date: October 18, 2018
      • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
      • Description: Improved physical housing is one step you can take to help extend the life of your audiovisual media. Take a look at the new housing for lacquer transcription disc recordings from The World is Yours radio programs.

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    9. Curator of Paleontology Division Charles Lewis Gazin looks on as vertebrate paleontology preparators Norman Boss (center) and Arlton Murray (right) prepare a giant sloth skeleton in the Vertebrate Preparation Lab for exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History, 1940s. Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. MNH-37289B.

      Arlton C. Murray, Smithsonian Employee Who Became a Creation Scientist

      • Date: December 26, 2013
      • Creator: Ellen Alers
      • Description: The search to prove/disprove the office story of Arlton C. Murray, the Smithsonian employee who became a creation scientist.

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      Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight

      • Date: June 18, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    13. A construction drawing that includes the exact dimensions of a piece of art in front of the National Air and Space Museum. It is tall and thin.

      Adventures in Adopt-a-Book

      • Date: April 21, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Hear from Archives staff about some of the items up for “adoption” at the 2022 Adopt-a-Book salons and what makes them so special.

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    15. The Hayden Surevy Group, 1887

      Hot Topics in Archival Research

      • Date: May 2, 2017
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: We highlight a few topics explored this spring by researchers at the Archives.

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    17. A typed legal court document dated March 1935. The pages have been paper-clipped together and show multiple fold creases.

      Six Tips for Preserving Family Archives

      • Date: November 26, 2020
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: Some advice from Archives staff on preserving your family’s history. 

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      Save Our African American Treasures

      • Date: March 29, 2011
      • Description: [caption id="attachment_12162" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="A participant discusses a lock of hair from a member of her family with NMAAHC staff at a Save Our African American Treasures event held in Detroit, Michigan, by Michael Barnes, Courtesy of The Smithsonian'€™s National Museum of African American History and Culture."][/caption] [caption

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    21. Beige, tan, and burgundy webpage with black and white archival photos across the top.

      Some Archives Technologist Career Advice

      • Date: May 24, 2018
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: This is the latest post in our series on career advice for the aspiring archives professionals. Each edition features information and career advice from a different member of the Archives team, regarding what they do, how they got here, and how you can too. Check out our previous posts, and don’t be afraid to let us know who you would like to hear from next!The Archives has

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      You Asked, We Answered: Taking Care of Your Own Archives

      • Date: October 28, 2010
      • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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