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- Blog Post
The Mischievous Megatherium Club: After Hours
- Date: December 14, 2017
- Description: The creation and design of the Smithsonian Institution Building, commonly known as the “Castle”, is no mystery; however, the stories of some of the early individuals involved in the formation of the Smithsonian’s collection are less commonly known. We need to ask who collected the specimens and produced research on the objects that visitors now see when they enter Smithsonian
![Agnes J. Quirk, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1770].](/sites/default/files/styles/sia-image-200/public/site_util_images/image_missing.jpg "Agnes J. Quirk, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1770].")
Agnes J. Quirk
June Etta Downey (1875-1932)
Tsai-Ying Cheng
- Creator: Institute for Cancer Research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941)
Wiktorja S. Dembowski
Selma Hayman
- Date: 8/26/1965
- Creator: Institute for Cancer Research (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Florence de Loiselle Lowther (1884-1970)
Mary Isabel McCracken (1866-1955)
Maud Amanda Merrill (1888-1985)
Agnes Mary Claypole Moody (1870-1954)
Cecilia Helena Payne Gaposchkin (1900-1979)
![Agnes J. Quirk, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1770].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2009-1770-000001/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Agnes J. Quirk, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-1770].")
![June Etta Downey (1875-1932), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1400].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-1400-000001/full/250,/0/default.jpg "June Etta Downey (1875-1932), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1400].")
![Tsai-Ying Cheng, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0219].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-0219/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Tsai-Ying Cheng, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0219].")
![Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0648].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-0648/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0648].")
![Wiktorja S. Dembowski, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0975].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-0975-000001/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Wiktorja S. Dembowski, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0975].")
![Selma Hayman, 8/26/1965, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3587].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-3587-000001/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Selma Hayman, 8/26/1965, Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3587].")
![Maud Amanda Merrill (1888-1985), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-6015].](https://ids.si.edu/ids/iiif/SIA-SIA2008-6015/full/250,/0/default.jpg "Maud Amanda Merrill (1888-1985), Smithsonian Institution Archives, SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-6015].")
