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      Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers

      • Date: April 19, 2018
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is

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      Establishment of the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory

      • Date: February 16, 2021
      • Creator: Jessica Scott
      • Description: On this day in 1965, the Smithsonian Radiation Biology Laboratory became an independent research entity at the Smithsonian Institution.

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      Open Access: Put a Bird On It

      • Date: February 24, 2020
      • Creator: Marguerite Roby
      • Description: In alignment with SI's newly launched Smithsonian Open Access, Smithsonian Institution Archives has designated over 2000 items as open access!

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      Rediscovering Elizabeth’s Smile

      • Date: November 18, 2010
      • Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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      A Life on the Wild Side: Lucile Quarry Mann

      • Date: March 15, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    11. Kathy Boi, volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

      Volunteer Appreciation: Kathy Boi

      • Date: April 14, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: We celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month by recognizing Kathy Boi, an oral history project volunteer.

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      Gaining an Appreciation for the Archives

      • Date: December 7, 2017
      • Description: For the past month, I have been immersed in the complexity that is the world of digital archiving as an intern for the Smithsonian Institution Archives. As a digital preservation intern, I have discovered aspects about archiving that I would have never considered previously, such as the processes required to document accessions, recording information for accessibility and

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      Hot Topix in Archival Research, Summer 2021

      • Date: July 8, 2021
      • Creator: Deborah Shapiro
      • Description: Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!

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      Smithsonian Volunteers: Thanks for the Time and Talent!

      • Date: April 6, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: In celebration of over a century of volunteer contributions at the Smithsonian, explore the work of some stellar volunteers from our collection.

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      We Are Not Alone: Progress in the Digital Preservation Community

      • Date: October 2, 2018
      • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
      • Description: An international community of researchers and practitioners are driving the professional practice of digital preservation towards greater maturity and opening doors to new levels of access.

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    21. 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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    23. Sophie G. Lutterlough c. 2008, photographer unknown, www.tributes.com.

      “It Won’t Be Easy to Leave after 40 Years”: Sophie Lutterlough’s Career at the National Museum of Natural History

      • Date: February 16, 2016
      • Description: This post discusses the contributions of Sophie Lutterlough to the National Museum of Natural History.

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