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  1. Langley with His Aerodrome.

    Collegial, Yet Cautious: the Wright Brothers and Samuel P. Langley

    • Date: December 15, 2015
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: A look at the relationship between Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley and the Wright Brothers during the sometimes contentious race to achieve flight.

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    Almost here … World Migratory Bird Day 2019!

    • Date: May 9, 2019
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: While only two years old, World Migratory Bird Day is just one of the latest evolutions in conservation awareness. Related celebrations go back more than twenty-six years and draw on over a century of research.

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  5. Lined paper with black ink writing and a drawing of a map at the bottom.

    The Arctic Adventures of Neal Griffith Smith

    • Date: December 21, 2017
    • Creator: Jennifer Wright
    • Description: Today is the first day of winter. Not ready for the cold weather? It could always be worse. Ornithologist (and future tropical biologist) Neal Griffith Smith once wrote in his journal:"Still pensil [sic]. Well, I've got time and temperature to write. Just sharpened the pensil with a snow knife. We are parked smack in the middle of Southampton [Island] in a bloody windstorm. It

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  7. A soot-covered disc has four sections labeled “control,” “dry,” “water,” and “isopropanol” in clockwise order. A soot sponge was applied in each area with the appropriate solvent. There is a stark difference between the cleanliness of the control area and the other three areas.

    Burn This Disc: Treating Fire-Affected Optical Discs, Part II

    • Date: October 7, 2021
    • Description: This is part two of three in a series of blog posts about a research project on treating fire-affected optical discs. This month, we’re focusing on cleaning tests.

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  9. Portrait of a man wearing a suit with a beard.

    Collection Highlights: New Additions to the Archives Website

    • Date: July 13, 2021
    • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
    • Description: See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

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    Discoveries Don’t Happen in an Armchair

    • Date: November 27, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: The 19th century was a transformative time for the natural sciences. New discoveries didn't just happen in an armchair. Scientists adventured into unfamiliar territory by land and sea on expeditions, and their new findings fed new theories. Groups like the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences formalized America's place

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  13. Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War Nurse

    • Date: March 29, 2012
    • Description: A profile of Dorothea Dix, a Civil War nurse and advocate for the mentally ill.

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  15. Black and white photograph of SAO staff, including Nancy Prichard, then referenced to as Miss McCandlish, and Gladys T. Bond, referred to as Mrs. Bond.

    Early 20th-Century Women Computers at the Smithsonian

    • Date: August 12, 2021
    • Description: Learn about Florence A. Graves, Gladys Thurlby Bond, and Nancy Prichard, three 20th century women computers who advanced solar research.

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  17. Highlights from the 2018 Society of American Archivists Conference

    • Date: September 11, 2018
    • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
    • Description: Here is a look at some of the most interesting presentations Archives staff attended at this year's Society of American Archivists conference.

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    A Hungerford Property History of Women’s Rights

    • Date: March 25, 2021
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: We’ve learned so much about the specific women of James Smithson’s family though the Hungerford Deed—but what can it tell us about women’s rights in the eighteenth century?

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  21. John N. Robinson, His Life and Work

    • Date: September 9, 2014
    • Description: I cannot, I feel, have any regrets about my accomplishments. What comes from art will just come. I don’t feel any need to strive. - John N. Robinson One of my favorite parts of working in an archive is the opportunity to immerse myself in other people’s worlds, to learn more about their stories and experiences. One such person I encountered recently was John N. Robinson, a

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  23. The first page of Margaret S. Collins’ memorial service pamphlet.

    A Legend in Termite Field Biology

    • Date: March 2, 2021
    • Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
    • Description: Dr. Margaret S. Collins became a renowned expert in multiple areas of termite zoololgy during her almost 50-year career as a scientist and professor.

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