Results for "The Megatherium Club (Online exhibition)"
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The Megatherium Club
- Date: December 21, 2017
- Description: Learn about the Megatherium Club, named after a giant extinct sloth that once roamed South America, which consisted of an eccentric group of young naturalists aiming to understand the natural world, and build the Smithsonian’s collection in the mid to late 1800s.
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The Megatherium Club
- Date: December 1, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=200,left]The Megatherium Club, named after a giant extinct sloth that once roamed South America, consisted of an eccentric group of young naturalists aiming to build the Smithsonian’s collection. The club was formed in 1857 under zoologist William Stimpson, who held the club’s first meeting in his cottage before the members were asked to set
Sidedoor Podcast: Megatherium Club
- Date: June 22, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]A staff-favorite story in the Smithsonian’s history is that of the Megatherium Club — a revolving group of young naturalists who made the Castle their temporary home in between expeditions to the outer reaches of the United States. Who could not be intrigued by this photo of the Club where they look to be sharing a joke, or a plan?
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SIA Acc. 22-019, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Website Records, 2009-2020
- Date: 2009 2009-2020
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Archives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 9/6/2019
- Date: September 6, 2019
- 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.
Spencer F. Baird Exhibit, Great Hall, Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle
- Date: 1979 April 3, 1979
- Creator: Hrabak, Dale E
- SI History Bibliography
Notes on a Young Naturalist
- Date: March 1980
- Creator: Zochert, Donald
- Creator: Zochert, Donald
A (Brief) History of Sloths at the Smithsonian
- Date: October 20, 2020
- Creator: Jessica Scott
- Description: …in which a member of the Archives staff turns her passion for sloths into a mission to research their history at the Smithsonian Institution.
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The Bigger Picture - Page 111|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 111|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 111|Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Bigger Picture - Page 111|Smithsonian Institution Archives
