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    1. Detail of severe ink corrosion on RU 53, vol.32, p. 369, 09/23/2015. Courtesy of Laura Dellapiana

      Further Research in the Conservation and Preservation of Letterpress Copybooks

      • Date: January 26, 2016
      • Description: Postgraduate Fellow Laura Dellapiana presents new research outcomes for stabilization of letterpress copybooks with significant damage.

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      "Day With(out) Art”: A Brief History at the Smithsonian

      • Date: November 30, 2017
      • Description: DAY Without ArtSince 1989, December 1 has been observed as Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day.December 1 is the Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day. Join us as we explore how the Smithsonian has “celebrate[d] the lives and achievements of lost colleagues and friends.”

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    5. Katie Ahlfeld with Horton Hobbs Jr.’s specimens

      Fatherhood in the field: Horton Hobbs aka “Crawdaddy”

      • Date: June 19, 2016
      • Description: Horton H. Hobbs Jr. and his work in the field with his son, Horton H. Hobbs III.

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    7. Cover of the supplementary material for March of Science, an episode of the radio program The World is Yours, issued January 15, 1940.

      The World is Yours: Smithsonian on the Radio

      • Date: June 8, 2017
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The Smithsonian's "The World is Yours" series was one of the most successful educational radio programs of of the 1930s.

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    9. Observations taken from 9 p.m. August 3th to 2 a.m. August 9, 1872 in Holt County, Missouri, of an aurora. Detailed, timed observations on a single sized document in purple ink.

      The Increase and Diffusion of Data

      • Date: October 19, 2021
      • Description: Research has been at the core of Smithsonian’s mission from the beginning, and sharing that research—through activities like publishing papers and data—is still key to fulfilling that mission for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

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      Another Smithsonian Gem

      • Date: November 19, 2019
      • Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
      • Description: The Archives also preserves ecological research.

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    13. Happy Tin-th Anniversary!

      • Date: October 8, 2019
      • Creator: Nora Lockshin
      • Description: A retrospective photo trip down the Archives’ conservation lab memory lane, featuring folks from past and present.

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      Science Service, Up Close: White House Science Advisors, from Roosevelt to Nixon

      • Date: May 11, 2017
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: May 11 is the anniversary of establishment of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). That 1976 legislation further ratified the influence of scientists on national policy, positioning them to provide ready advice to the President.

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    17. Screenshot of the reference team's reading room calendar. Patron appointments are in dark green and include names of former employees at the Smithsonian. In a lighter green shade are initials of Archives staff who will be stationed at the reception desk.

      What It Takes to Reopen a Reading Room During a Pandemic

      • Date: July 14, 2022
      • Description: In a very exciting piece of Smithsonian Institution Archives news, our reading room reopened to visitors on May 3, 2022!

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      Television and the Smithsonian: Worldly Success

      • Date: December 18, 2012
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: For six seasons, beginning in 1984, the television series Smithsonian World opened new windows on the research and scientists at the Smithsonian Institution.

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    21. A penguin wearing a bowtie looks to its right.

      Link Love: 5/22/2020

      • Date: May 22, 2020
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    23. Getty Image Used in Game of Thrones Recap of Season 6, Episode 1.

      Link Love: 5/20/2016

      • Date: May 20, 2016
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: SPOILER ALERT! The Getty Museum is summarizing Game of Thrones episodes each Monday on Tumblr. (via Mental Floss)The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has openly released their patent and trademark datasets to developers. (via Info Docket)Daunting - "Archiving a Website for Ten Thousand Years." (via Atlantic)The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery now has a

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