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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Karla E. Billups
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.Karla E. Billups was the managing editor of the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann S. Campbell
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.Ann S. Campbell was one of the first women...
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Mildred Stratton Wilson
Mariah Wahl, Data Specialist, Smithsonian Libraries and ArchivesWe’re exploring the career of a Smithsonian barrier-breaker in marine biology.Mildred Stratton Wilson was an innovator in the field of...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah M. Bretzfelder
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.For more than 30 years until her retirement in...
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Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program
We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.You are cordially invited to save the dates for the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Betty J. Morgan
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.Betty J. Morgan was one of the first women to...
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Looking for Women Managers of the Smithsonian’s Museums
When did women begin to manage Smithsonian museums? Meet Grace Dunham Guest who was a key staff member in opening the Freer Gallery of Art in 1923.On May 2, 1923, the Freer Gallery of Art, the newest...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Amy Kotkin
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.Amy Kotkin was the director of Smithsonian...
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Documenting a Life of One’s Own
Dr. Elizabeth HarmonConsider the courage it took for some of the earliest women in science at the Smithsonian to donate their personal papers to the Institution.I’d like to celebrate the fact that...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sally Ann Brady
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.Sally Ann Brady, formerly Sally B. Adams, was a...
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Another Year of Collecting Online History
Lynda Schmitz FuhrigChanging museum hours and new websites meant another busy year for Smithsonian website archiving.Another year has passed since we last wrote about website collecting during the...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sarah Grusin
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.Sarah Grusin was an exhibition developer,...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Goforth
Get to know Archives volunteer Julie Goforth.The Smithsonian Institution has more than 6,000 onsite volunteers and thousands more who work virtually on various projects. Julie Goforth has been an...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Suzanne Thomassen-Kraus
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.Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss was a textile...
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“Do Pandas Affect Everyone This Way?”: Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas...
This year marks the 50th anniversary since the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the National Zoo. To celebrate, we’re highlighting some giant panda records at the Archives. This...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Louise M. Pearson
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.Louise M. Pearson was an administrative aide at...
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Adventures in Adopt-a-Book
Hear from Archives staff about some of the items up for “adoption” at the 2022 Adopt-a-Book salons and what makes them so special.The only thing better than discussing our collections with our...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Eileen M. McCarthy
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.Eileen M. McCarthy was the first chief of the...
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Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2022
Think your archival research is on hold while our reading room is closed? Think again!Vicarious research is one of the great joys of the reference desk at the Smithsonian Institution Archives. During...
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ann Kaupp
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.P. Ann Kaupp worked at the Smithsonian’s...
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