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    1. Close-up photograph of Claudine K. Brown.

      Remembering the Work of Claudine K. Brown

      • Date: March 23, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: In a 1991 issue of the Prophet, the Smithsonian African American Association’s newsletter, Claudine Kinard Brown called on staff to support Black museums across the country.

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      Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition

      • Date: September 7, 2017
      • Creator: Charles Zange
      • Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full

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    5. Letter to R. Edward Earll instructing him to retrieve the dagger belonging to the Leif Erikson statue from the Superintendent of the Women’s Building, written on United States National Museum letterhead.

      Digitization and Exploration: An Intern Works with the Exposition Records

      • Date: December 10, 2020
      • Description: Learn about the digitization process and some fun Smithsonian history from a fall internship project!

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      A Living Exhibition

      • Date: July 19, 2011
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: The Smithsonian Institution has long been known for both its original research and its exhibitions. But, it was not until 1980 that the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) first exhibited an on-going active research project, the world's first indoor living coral reef.[edan-image:id=siris_sic_7411,size=450,center]In the late 1960s, when NMNH paleobiologist Walter H. Adey

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    9. Clipping from EBONY September 1990 issue, page 92 featuring photographs of people at the Field to Factory exhibit installation in Anchorage, Alaska.

      The Women Behind the "Field to Factory" Exhibition

      • Date: October 6, 2022
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: Current headlines about war and the impact of forced migration on women are stark reminders of historic migrations and how women adapted and took on new roles.In 1987, Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration 1915-1940 premiered at the National Museum of American History.

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    11. Smithsonian Torch article about the formation of the SI Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee, March 1992. Len Hirsch is pictured, right.

      Smithsonian GLOBE: A History

      • Date: June 6, 2017
      • Description: In celebration of Pride 2017, a look back at the history of the Smithsonian GLOBE (Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Employees) organization.

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    13. Majewski crouches down near two children, who are not looking toward the camera.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Janice Majewski

      • Date: May 19, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    15. Color photograph of a handheld field notebook opened, and displaying a sketch of a rural landscape.

      Exhibiting the Smithsonian Institution Archives: A Look Back

      • Date: May 15, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_13754,size=400,center]When people think of a Smithsonian exhibit, they probably don’t think of one filled with documents from an archives! A piece of paper doesn’t grab your attention from across the room, as the Fénykövi elephant or Chuck Berry’s car do. But on closer inspection, handwritten scraps have fascinating stories to tell. They can be

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    17. The Smithsonian in Wartime web exhibit

      Smithsonian in Wartime – A New Web Exhibit!

      • Date: August 9, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: Announcing a new web exhibit exploring the Smithsonian’s role in the nation’s war efforts.

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    19. Crossness Pumping Station

      Link Love: 8/19/2016

      • Date: August 19, 2016
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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    21. A woman wearing gloves and a man work with a wooden tool on a desk.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Janice Stagnitto Ellis

      • Date: September 16, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Since 2009, Janice Stagnitto Ellis has been the senior paper and book conservator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Between 1992 and 1999, Ellis worked as a senior book conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. In her current role at the Museum, Ellis supervises the day-to-day operations of the Paper Conservation Lab. She is responsible for the

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    23. Hall of Photography, National Museum of History and Technology, 1973, Negative n

      Hall of Photography

      • Date: February 16, 2012
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Neil Allen worked on audiovisual elements in the Hall of Photography which opened at the National Museum of History and Technology in 1973.

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