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  1. SI History Chronology

    Smithsonian Distributes Its First Circular on Meteorology

    • Date: November 1, 1848

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    SIA RU000373, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Coordinator of Public Information, Records, 1977-1984

    • Date: 1977 1977-1984
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Coordinator of Public Information
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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  5. “The Proper Thing to Do": James Smithson’s Journey to Washington

    • Date: June 27, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On the 190th anniversary of the death of Smithsonian founding donor James Smithson, we’re taking a look back at his posthumous journey, led by Alexander Graham Bell, to his final resting place in Washington, D.C.

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  7. Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1845-1847, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2002-32241.

    Legislative Logjam to Kitchen Sink

    • Date: May 22, 2014
    • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
    • Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.

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      Joseph Henry's Life

      • Date: March 20, 2012
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      150 Years Ago: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

      • Date: April 14, 2015
      • Description: In New York City when he heard of Lincoln’s assassination, Secretary Joseph Henry returned to Washington for the president’s funeral.

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    • Lerner puts his hands over Rosenberg’s as the two hold a knife and cut into a cake with a Christmas tree on its top. They are both smiling at the camera.

      Dorothy Rosenberg: "A Low-keyed Dynamo"

      • Date: September 16, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: As an administrative officer to two Assistant Secretaries and as executive assistant to Secretary Ripley, Dorothy Rosenberg was the backbone behind the Smithsonian’s top offices between 1959 and 1980.

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      Scientific Leadership

      • Date: March 21, 2012
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      Jeannine Smith Clark

      • Date: August 24, 2016
      • Description: Jeannine Smith Clark began forty seven years of involvement with the Smithsonian working as a volunteer docent at the National Museum of Natural History in 1968. Since then, she has served on the influential Smithsonian Women’s Committee and was appointed to the Board of Regents, where she served from 1983 to 1994. Jeannine Smith Clark worked with the Smithsonian for 47 years

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    • Specimen card from the Presidential Cruise of 1938.

      The Oval Office meets the Castle: Presidents at the Smithsonian

      • Date: November 8, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: The Smithsonian Castle sits just over a mile away from Washington D.C.’s most notable address,1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. We are more than just a short walk away from the White House, however—we are directly tied to it and its occupants. Not only does the Smithsonian collect the history of United States Presidents (including, yes, Lincoln’s top hat and even the hair of a few

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    • Polar Bear at the National Zoo, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no, 2002-10612.

      Gone But Not Forgotten: Former Animals at the National Zoo

      • Date: May 27, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A number of animals who used to call the National Zoological Park home are no longer there.

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