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Walt Disney was born #OTD in 1901. You might have visited his namesake Disneyland but what about his Progressland? Progressland was developed by Disney & GE for the 1964 World's Fair & would inspire EPCOT. More from

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Black Public Media & the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), in collaboration with

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, present "Restorative Futures: A Community Screening and Discussion," December 8, 2022 (4 PM Pacific Time / 7 PM Eastern Time). #RestorativeFutures

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Thrilled to see our new exhibition #NatureOfTheBook featured by

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to see it in person? The article includes a link to our virtual tour:

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Smithsonian exhibit digs out the �?nature’ in old books

An exhibit focuses on long-ago artisans’ use of natural items such as leather, flax, lead and even semiprecious jewels to create tomes.

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Dec 4

For #NationalCookieDay, learn the story behind Joe Frogger cookies, a staple of the

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cafeteria when it first opened in 2016. More than just molasses, spices and rum, there is a heady mix of history in these cookies: s.si.edu/3fPN2kS

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Dec 3

Mabel Osgood Wright was an author & early leader in the Audubon movement. Her book "Gray lady and the birds" (1907) contained seasonal bird stories for children to read throughout the year, with illustrations. In

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Dec 2

📚Just in time for the holidays! Join us for a book sale! Our American Art/Portrait Gallery Library's Annual Book Sale is back with a great selection of art, history and biography books. Visit the library next week to shop. Details ➡️ s.si.edu/aapg-sale

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Dec 2

How do you photograph archival materials that are simply TOO shiny? This was the bedazzling question facing Miguel Resendiz during his recent Archives conservation internship. Read on for the 📀brilliant💿 details ➡️ s.si.edu/3ugsWZj #ArchivesSparkle #ArchivesHashtagParty

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Dec 2

All tuned up for the #ArchivesHashtagParty! For the Massachusetts program at the 1988 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Mario Picardo constructed a bandstand with traditional Italian architectural features and a little #ArchivesSparkle. 📷: Ricardo Vargas, #RinzlerArchives

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Dec 2

Visit #NatureOfTheBook in

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and learn more about the natural elements that make these books sparkle! On view until March 2024: s.si.edu/3WS2KB3 #ArchivesSparkle

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Dec 2

"Wine, Women, and Song" (1884) is a gem of a book Literally. It was bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with real amethysts as clusters of grapes. #ArchivesSparkle #NatureOfTheBook

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Dec 2

This Victorian album has a stunning mother-of-pearl cover. The gilded fore edge and clasps add to the icing. #NatureOfTheBook #ArchivesSparkle

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Dec 2

“Koetsu utaibon hyakuban” was published in Japan during the Edo period & is now in our

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Library. The book’s subtle pearlescent finish comes from the ground mineral muscovite—also known as mica—applied to the surface. #NatureOfTheBook #ArchivesSparkle

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Dec 2

✨We polish up real nice.✨ Our collections are more than shiny treasures. But today's #ArchivesSparkle #ArchivesHashtagParty give us an excuse to show off jewels from our newest exhibition #NatureOfTheBook. Like the gilded "Amphitheatrvm æternæ" (1615)

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Dec 1

📣 Calling all middle school teachers! Want to test a free, interactive, library & museum-based resource? Our new Traveling Trunk will focus on Latin American history for your students! ✉️ Email SILEducation@si.edu to apply! ℹ️ More about our Trunks: s.si.edu/3ES2nyp

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Dec 1

Cotten was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame posthumously. She's also celebrated in our exhibition #MusicHerStory, now on view in

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: s.si.edu/Music-HerStory #BecauseOfHerStory

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Dec 1

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten was a self-taught guitarist. As a left-hander, she played a right-handed guitar upside down. Her innovative technique is still referred to as the Cotten style. 🖼️: "Elizabeth Cotten: Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar",

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Nov 30

�?�️ You can stand under our umbrella (ella ella) Chasing away the November rain with colorful styles from "Gazette du Bon Ton". This French fashion magazine from our

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Library is available in our Digital Library: s.si.edu/3sb457u

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Nov 30

With witness support from Black community members, freedwoman Mollie Davis named the white policeman who attacked her and burned her home during the 1866 Memphis Massacre. Read her affidavit in the latest blog from #BecauseOfHerStory intern Jenna Lugo: transcription.si.edu/articles/molli

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Nov 30

Last month we published "Wild Flowers of North America" w/

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. Now, meet the woman who wrote it! Institutional Historian Pam Henson shares how she got her start

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her writing motivation & her admiration for artist Mary Vaux Walcott: s.si.edu/3Ug5xBD

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Nov 29

"Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was born #OTD in 1832. Her family home, built by father Amos Bronson Alcott, was the inspiration for the March family's. The original house is one of many featured in #AdoptABook "The Homes of America" (1879): s.si.edu/3U8wXcN

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Nov 29

Surprise party vibes. #OTD 50 years ago, Ann S. Campbell’s colleagues in the Management Analysis Office feted her 25 years at the Smithsonian. Get to know Ann, one of the Institution’s first women managers, on the blog ➡️ s.si.edu/3UgbfDF

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National Museum of American History

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Nov 28

Our new exhibition, “Entertainment Nation,” places the creation of sometimes quite familiar film characters within their specific historical contexts, revealing new ways of appreciating their genesis and power.

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Learning Lab

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Nov 29

TEACHERS: Need techniques to analyze primary sources & explore women's history? Join

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, and the #BecauseOfHerStory initiative for a LIVE & interactive “Cultivating Learning” session on Mon, 12/5 at 4 PM ET: youtube.com/watch?v=vE45zn #SmithsonianEdu

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Nov 29

Our latest bi-annual newsletter is now available! From saving pirated research journals to releasing our new Collection Development Policy, don’t miss the latest news from #BHLib! ➡️ conta.cc/3Uo7c8w

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Nov 29

By supporting the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives on #GivingTuesday, you help us empower access for researchers worldwide, ignite the discovery of untold stories, & provide innovative educational tools. Make a difference with a gift today! library.si.edu/donate/make-a-

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Nov 28

Before there was #CyberMonday, there was the FAO Schwarz catalog. Go analog with the 1911 edition in our

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Library and check out a trove of vintage toys. Mechanical frogs! A dirigible-themed board game! So many croquet sets! Take a look: s.si.edu/3GU0nIy

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National Museum of the American Indian

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Nov 28

This winter, the Mother Tongue Film Festival returns in person to the National Mall! Between February 23–26, join us in DC as we celebrate the power of language to connect us to home.

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Learn more: mothertongue.si.edu #MotherTongue2023

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yellow, and beige circles creating an abstract pattern, and the number 23, large, and in
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Smithsonian Folkways

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Nov 28

Alice Gerrard recently appeared on

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, speaking on her political activism and early days playing with Hazel Dickens. The segment covers the reissues of the duo's Folkways albums and shows footage of Alice at the

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Festival this summer.

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Bluegrass icon Alice Gerrard on her trailblazing career

With their unique harmonies, the bluegrass duo of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard blazed trails for female folk singers in the 1960s and �?70s. They were also...

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Nov 28

"Anpao Kin" ("The Daybreak") is a Sioux newspaper digitized by request of the Shakopee Mdewakanton. Originally created to describe missionary work, modern researchers can find Native American biographical information, linguistics: s.si.edu/3BqyToo #NAHM

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Nov 28

Please join us online or at

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for the National Conversation on Race on Dec. 1. Expert panelists will discuss how recent events have impacted and shaped the ongoing legacy of race and racism in the United States. Register for this free program.

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National Conversation on Race

View the program, originally aired on December 1, 2022. An exploration of how events during the last two years have impacted and shaped the ongoing legacy of race and racism in the United States.

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Nov 24

Turkey is the bird of the day but we're thinking finches. #OTD in 1859, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species". It describs Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, inspired partly by finches in the Galapagos. Read our copy online: s.si.edu/2iq51C5

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Nov 22

Miguel Covarrubias, born #OTD November 22, 1904. Photograph of MC by Carl Van Vechten; Covarrubias artwork: cover of Langston Hughes' Weary Blues, caricatures of W.C. Handy and Alfred Stieglitz search digital collections: bit.ly/2xrUr4q

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Nov 22

You can actually see this rare book on display in

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! Catesby's volume is part of our newest exhibition, #NatureOfTheBook: s.si.edu/3WS2KB3

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Nov 22

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How do you like your sweet potatoes? Topped with marshmallows or . . . scarlet snake? Mark Catesby described the "Virginian potato" as an excellent root. Read "The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands" (1734-1747)in @BioDivLibrary: s.si.edu/37b2Hrd

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Nov 22

In letters to friends and family in the 1930s and 1940s,

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Entomologist Doris Holmes Blake shared holiday preparations and recipes, past and present. 🥧transcription.si.edu/transcribe/361 What are your favorite #Thanksgiving memories? �?

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Nov 21

Love this animated interview with blue grass musician Alice Gerrard! Gerrard and Hazel Dickens are two of the groundbreaking artists featured in our #MusicHerStory exhibition: library.si.edu/exhibition/mus

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Nov 21

.@FolkAlley has premiered a special animated interview with bluegrass trailblazer Alice Gerrard. She shares memories of her musical upbringing, recording with her late friend and collaborator Hazel Dickens, and more. Watch the full video here: folkalley.com/video-premiere

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Nov 21

Today's #GoogleDoodle is all about oceanographer Marie Tharp, a close colleague of Archives favorite Bruce C. Heezen. It's rare to find 3D objects in the Archives, but six globes made by Tharp and Heezen are a very notable exception.🌎🌍🌏🌎🌍🌏 ➡️ s.si.edu/3ER1pnc

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Marie Tharp put ocean floors on the map. Today’s interactive #GoogleDoodle celebrates Marie Tharp—American geologist and cartographer who found evidence of continental drift along the seafloor. Learn more about her life's work here → goo.gle/3hNLehj

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Nov 21

Preserving TV collections is a 2023 focus for our Audiovisual Media Preservation Initiative. Tune in to our blog for a preview of the collections they plan to make accessible. Like "Person to Person" interviews from

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& more: s.si.edu/3XirHpD #WorldTelevisionDay

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Nov 21

📺Celebrate #WorldTelevisionDay with

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collections! A new Spotlight features TV-related items, curated by our Audiovisual Preservation Initiative staff: si.edu/spotlight/tele

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Nov 19

Did you know that cranberries were named for the sandhill crane? Either because of the way the berries arched to the ground like the crane or because of how the birds favored them. More cranberry natural history on our blog: s.si.edu/2KifInY 🖼️ :s.si.edu/2Qq9dDR

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