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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ellen Alers
- Date: April 7, 2021
- Creator: Tad Bennicoff
- 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.
Women in Science Wednesday: Betty Jane Landrum
- Date: June 3, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: In Memoriam: Betty Jane Landrum, longtime partner and wife of reference archivist, Ellen Alers. Biologist Betty Jane Landrum (far right) worked at the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (1965-1974) supporting systematic research all over the world. She was awarded the Smithsonian Career Service award in 1976 and was honored for her contributions to Antarctic research
Hearing Voices
- Date: October 20, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Serendipity and Unexpected Connections
- Date: April 23, 2020
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: Sometimes the research process reveals more than an answer to a single question. This is the story of the Smithsonian bison that inspired the “Buffalo Bill.”
Rate This!
- Date: October 16, 2014
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: A look back at historic performance appraisal forms.
Tips for Online Research at the Archives
- Date: October 6, 2011
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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True Grit
- Date: March 17, 2010
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="326" caption="Taimi Toffer Anderson (1937- ), 1956, by Science Service, Black-and-white photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 (SIA2010-0105)."][/caption] The wealth of interesting stories in the Science Service collection never ceases to surprise
I Read Dead People’s Mail: Mysteries of the Darwin Letter
- Date: June 28, 2016
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: How a 30-year old theft was solved, but one mystery remained.
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Formidable: Women in Science
- Date: March 8, 2009
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, this is the first in a series of installments from Smithsonian Institution Archives staff highlighting women in science photographs. We will post portraits of women science here throughout the month. Formidable (adj). Having qualities that discourage attack; tending to inspire awe or wonder. What a word!
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Women in Science
- Date: March 14, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: You can participate in our second Wikipedia edit-a-thon with the goal of increasing the representation of women scientists on Wikipedia!
Hands On. Hands Off.
- Date: December 14, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Will such things as the Hands History Room ever exist again?
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Family Affair
- Date: November 9, 2010
- Creator: Ellen Alers
- Description: [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1846-1878), and his wife, Harriet Henry, and their daughters Caroline, Helen and Mary with croquet mallets on the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution Building, c.