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Coast Guard Establishes Civil Penalties for Vessels not in Compliance with Ballast Water Reporting Regulations

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Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast GuardPress ReleaseDate: Jun. 14, 2004 Contact: Ms. Jolie Shifflet (202) 267-2304COAST GUARD ESTABLISHES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VESSELS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH BALLAST WATER REPORTING REGULATIONS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard published regulations today establishing penalties for ships headed to the U.S. tha

U S Coast Guard Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular NVIC Change

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New Ballast Water Reporting Regulations

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Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast GuardFact SheetDate: Jun. 14, 2004 Contact: Mr. Bivan R. Patnaik (202) 267-1744NEW BALLAST WATER REPORTING REGULATIONS In a final rule published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2004, the Coast Guard, under the authority of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act and the National In

Brown M J Parker G G and Posner N A survey of ultraviolet B radiation in forests Journal of Ecology

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Parker et al SCIENCE RESPONSE to Ricciardi and Ward

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TECHNICAL COMMENT Response to Comment on ‘‘Opposing Effects of Native and Exotic Herbivores on Plant Invasions’’John D. Parker,1* Deron E. Burkepile,2 Mark E. Hay2 Our investigation found that non-native plants were more susceptible to native generalist herbivores than were native plants. Ricciardi and Ward’s finding that non-native plants without

Parker G G Stone P J and Bowers D A balloon for microclimate observations in the forest canopy Journal of Applied Ecology

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Structure and microclimate of forest canopies

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Patuxent River hypoxia Estuaries

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EstuariesVol. 26, No. 2A, p. 280–297April 2003The Pattern and Inﬂuence of Low Dissolved Oxygen in the Patuxent River, a Seasonally Hypoxic EstuaryDENISE L. BREITBURG1,*, AARON ADAMACK2, KENNETH A. ROSE2, SARAH E. KOLESAR1, MARY BETH DECKER1,3,†, JENNIFER E. PURCELL3,‡, JULIE E. KEISTER4, and JAMES H. COWAN, JR.21The Academy of Natural Sci

Classifying Images and Objects lesson

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Classifying Images and ObjectsPre-visit Grades: K,1 Goal: The students will be able to classify objects according to their attributes. Objectives: The students will observe characteristics of images and objects. The students will state similarities and differences of images and objects. The students will create groups with individual topics The st

District of Columbia Literature

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Published Information – District of Columbia Post Offices of Deleware and the District of Columbia, Crowther & Merolla, 1978, 44 pp. District of Columbia, Street Car RPO of Washington, Stanton & Truax, 1983, 50 pp. Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula and The District of Columbia, Smith & Kay, 1984, 327 pp. District of Columbia Postal

Museum Visits Logistical Information

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Parking Limited, on-street parking is available at designated parking meters. Meters accept quarters only. First come, first-served parking is available at the Union Station Parking Garage. Enter the garage at Massachusetts Avenue or H Street, N.E. CARS may park for 2 hours free at the Union Station Parking Garage with a validated parking ticket. T

Mail Carriers Then and Now

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Mail Carriers Then and Now Post-visitGrades: K,1 Goal: Students will be able to identify similarities and differences between two objects. Objectives: The students will state how two objects are similar. The students will state how two objects are different. The students will use a graphic organizer to compare the similarities and differences. Tim

Directions to the National Postal Museum

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Directions to the MuseumFrom Virginia  Follow 1-395 north.  Take the Massachusetts Avenue exit.  Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue (going east).  The National Postal Museum will be on your left, at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street. From Maryland (arriving from the east)  Follow New York Avenue (west) into the cit

Self Guided Group Information

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Self-Guided Group InformationArrival Entry into the museum is gained by taking an elevator or escalator down to a lower level. Prepare children to line up and hold the railing of the escalator. Museum Self-guides Museum Self-Guides are available for use in the museum. Visitors may explore the galleries in small groups to find answers to questions

NPM Self Guide Kids

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N A TI O N ALP O S T ALMU NS EU Mide u Self-G s id for KArt of Cards & Letters1Moving the MailLook around the Atrium for ways to move the mail. What types of transportation can you find? Do you think any are still used to delivery mail today? Make a postcard at a Souvenir Postcard Machine.Meet Owney, the Mascot of the Railway Mail S

Application for Filming at the Smithsonian Institution - Newsdesk Home

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Smithsonian InstitutionOffice of Public AffairsApplication for Filming at the Smithsonian Institution1. What are the title, focus and purpose of this program? Please note that additional information may be required as well as the description. 2. What Smithsonian location(s) are you requesting for this project? Please list the location(s) and th

VM Transcript newsreel UN NARA

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Video and transcript courtesy National Archives (200-UN-113) United News Produced by United News Corporation Released: July 28, 1944 NEW SERVICE SPEEDS MAIL TO U. S. TROOPS. Letters from home..... Each day, millions of them are sent to American service men fighting on distant battle fronts. Because of a war postal system.....called V-Mail....they c

Theses and Dissertations on Cephalopoda

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List of Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations Based on Research of Recent CephalopodaIntroduction. Among the cephalopod data sources for which it often is difficult to find accurate references, are the theses and dissertations. With the increasing costs of publication, frequently only portions of theses and dissertations are published in journ

Renovation of Ocean Hall

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Download a sample letter - Collections Management Training Program

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[Enter Institutional letterhead] [Enter date] Selection Committee Collections Management Training Program MRC 106, Room W615 National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution P. O. Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012Dear Colleagues, As the director/administrator of the [enter institution’s name] in [enter city name and country], I am ple

Ocean Hall By the Numbers

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Conceptos bsicos sobre las aves migratorias Neotropicales

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Las aves migratorias de la regin andina

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National Museum of African Art Strategic Plan

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Natural History Collections Management Training Program for Latin American and Caribbean Professionals

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NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN PROFESSIONALSFebruary 9–March 20, 2009 Washington, D.C. Website: www.mnh.si.edu/rc/cmtplacp/ The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, announces the second session of a six-week training program in the management, preservation and use of

Cuando se trata de pesticidas las aves son presa fcil

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Se alerta a las aves migratorias disminuyen los lugares

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Appendix Smithsonian Science Strategic Plan

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Si se tienen alas a volar se dijo las adaptaciones de las aves

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Rarity Revealed Part Two Opening - Press

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Smithsonian National Postal MuseumNewsSept. 21, 2007Media only: Allison Gallaway (202) 633-5509Part Two of National Postal Museum Exhibit “Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Miller Collection” to Open Nov. 5Beginning Nov. 5, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum will display the second and final part of “Rarity Revealed: The Benjamin K. Mi

Download this free brochure

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SEPTEMBER 11September 11: Bearing Witness to History was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Behring Center, and is circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The national tour of this exhibition is made possible by the support of the Congress of the United States. For more infor

List of Films and Videotapes - library

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HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN LIST OF FILMS / VIDEOSFilms/videos dated before 1990 (or no date) may not be viewable in current format. Check with Library staff. (updated February 7, 2007)1941 41-10 Mr. and Mrs. Chagall, daughter, son-in-law 1962 62-10 Guggenheim : Hirshhorn exhibition – no sound b&w one light work print positive (film) 6

Print June program schedule

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p~== a~=tK=o=`=== ^~=^=~=m~= k~~=m~=d~=Media only: Bethany Bentley Julia Hahn Public only: (202) 633-1000 (202) 633-8293 (202) 633-8295k=May 20, 2008National Portrait Gallery June Calendar of Events, Programs and ExhibitionsAll events are held at the Donald W. Reynolds Center

List of Audio Recordings - library

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HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN (HMSG) LIST OF AUDIO RECORDINGS In Library Use OnlyRecordings are on cassette tape unless otherwise noted. Recordings dated before 1990 (or no date) may not be usable in current format. Check with library staff.(updated August 15, 2007)1964 • “The Art World” Joseph Hirshhorn Interview by E.J. Cooper, WBVR.

Video Script in Spanish

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Introduccin: Reconocer los ProblemasEsto es el Guin Del Video por el Centro Smithsonian de Investigacin de Materiales y Educacin: Como Rescatar Registros - Como Reconocer los Problemas de la Conservacin de Documentos en las Colecciones de Investigacin Uso: Los documentos en papel forman parte tan comn e integral de muestro mundo que no nos

Video Script in English

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Introduction: Recognizing ProblemsThe following English text is from the script of a video available from the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, entitled:Rescuing Records - Recognizing the Problems of Preserving Documents in Research Collections Use:Paper documents are such a common and integral part of our world, that we

Introduction to Papermaking Furnish Formation

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COMPENDIUM OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT IN PAPER CONSERVATION

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COMPENDIUM OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT IN PAPER CONSERVATION Recent scientific research in paper conservation / van der Reyden, Dianne, In: Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 1992 (web version) RESEARCH FOR TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHS Case studies in photography conservation at the Smithsonian Institution includ

Practical information for the Identification of Early Synthetic Dyes Practical hints on Dyeing with Early Synthetic Dyes

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Developing Protocols For Assessing The State Of Preservation Of Herbarium Material, Using Plants From The Lewis And Clark Expedition

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Developing Protocols For Assessing The State Of Preservation Of Herbarium Material, Using Plants From The Lewis And Clark ExpeditionHarry A. Alden, Microscopist, SCMRE Plants that are used for research are generally preserved by drying them out while they are being pressed flat for easy storage. This pressed plant material, is placed in a herbariu

SPNHC99 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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SPNHC99 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE7:30am-4:30pm Sunday, June 27 8:45am-5:45pm 9:00am-5:00pm 7:30am-4:30pm 8:00am-4:00pm Monday, June 28 8:45am-4:15pm 9:00am-5:00pm 1:00pm-5:00pm 8:00am-4:30pm 8:00am-1:00pm 8:00am-4:00pm 8:45am-12:30pm Tuesday, June 29 Registration, Ripley Center Pre-Conference Trip to the Naturalist Center and the National Conservation T

NZP ANIMAL NUTRITION STRATEGIC PLAN

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Appendix Smithsonian Education Strategic Plan

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Smithsonian Institution Strategic Plan

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ENT NEWS for February, 2006

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Vicenzi et al Nuclear Inst Meth Phys Res

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OFFICERS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

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OFFICERS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 1984-2006 1984 President: Neal O. Morgan President-Elect: Donald M. Anderson Rec. Secretary: Thomas E. Wallenmaier Corr. Secretary: Richard G. Robbins Treasurer: Thomas J. Henry Editor: Raymond J. Gagn Custodian: Victor L. Blackburn Program Chairman: Jeffrey B. Aldrich Membership Chairm.: Geoffre

ENT NEWS for November, 2005

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History of the ESW Seal

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THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTONThe story of the discovery of Rheumatobates rileyi Bergroth and its subsequent portrayal on the cover of our proceedings is an interesting one. This small water strider was first mentioned in 1891 by Reverend J. L. Zabriskie (Jour. N. Y. Micro. Soc. 7: 128- 129, 1 fig.) in an article enti

ENT NEWS for January, 2006

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ENT NEWS for March, 2006

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Conservation of Digital Records

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Vicenzi et al Chemical Geology

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ENT NEWS for February 2007

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Microbial Hazards of Diving in Polluted Waters

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ENT NEWS for September 2006

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Vicenzi et al J Volc Geotherm Res

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Practical hints on dyeing with natural dyes Production of comparative dyeings for the identification of dyes on historic textile materials

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INSECT SURVIVAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

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CLASSIFYING SHELLSLesson PlanTARGET AUDIENCE Kindergarten-2nd grade STANDARDS VA grades K-2: Scientific investigation, reasoning and logic; Matter; and Earth patterns, cycles and change. MD grades K-2: Constructing knowledge, Applying evidence and reasoning, communicating scientific information. DC grades K-2: Scientific inquiry, Life science, a

INSECT SURVIVAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

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ANIMAL COVERINGSLesson PlanTARGET AUDIENCE Kindergarten through Second grade STANDARDS VA Grades K-1: Scientific investigation, reasoning and logic; Matter; Life processes; Earth patterns, cycles and changes. MD Grades K-2: Constructing knowledge; Applying evidence and reasoning; Communicating scientific information. DC Grades K-2: Scientific in

INSECT SURVIVAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

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DISCOVERING DINOSAURSLesson PlanTARGET AUDIENCE Kindergarten and First Grade STANDARDS VA grades K-1: Scientific investigation, reasoning and logic; Matter; and Life processes. MD grades K-1: Constructing knowledge; Applying evidence and reasoning; communicating scientific information; Technology. DC grades K-1: Scientific thinking and inquiry;

Recommendations for Preservation Formats

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Metadata for Email Form

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Metadata for E-mailCollection Level Metadata SIP #: _________ AIP#: __________ Accessioning Archivist _____________________ Accession #: _____Collection Name: __________________________________________ Record Group: _________________________________Series: ______________________Depositing organization: _______________________________________

Housing for Interns Fellows and Visiting Scholars

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Guidance for Diving in Contaminated Waters USN

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Grant Proposal to the SI Women's Committee

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Anacostia and Your Community’s History This information on the Anacostia community, which is located in southeast Washington, D.C., is designed to guide you on an exciting journey into local history research. You can learn many wonderful things about any community that you choose to discover— maybe even your own. Select a community. Have you ever w

Grant Proposal to the SI Women's Committee

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A Public InstitutionThe Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, originally called the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, opened in 1967. First located onPhoto by Steven CummingsMartin Luther King Avenue, SE,this Smithsonian Institution museum began as the first federally funded, communitybased museum. Today, the new

Grant Proposal to the SI Women's Committee

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The Home of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass by Daniel Freeman Collection of Jerome Gray“Liberty exists in the very idea of man’s creation. It was his even before he comprehended it. He was created in it, endowed with it, and it can never be taken away.” Frederick Douglass In 1877, abolitionist, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass purc

Grant Proposal to the SI Women's Committee

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James G. Birney Elementary SchoolPhoto by Steve CummingsThe 575 African American students at Birney Elementary School are proud to be known as the Beavers. Their school’s colors are blue and yellow. The school’s motto is “To be ready for tomorrow, you must prepare today.” Birney educates students from preschool to the 6th grade. The school was

Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church is know as the Mother Church of Anacostia

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Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic ChurchSaint Teresa of Avila Catholic Church is known as “The Mother Roman Catholic Church of Southeast Washington.” It is located in Historic Anacostia at 1401 V Street, SE, and was established in 1878 with funds donated by local black and white Catholics. In 1910, with more African Americans joining this church, rac

Grant Proposal to the SI Women's Committee

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Community ArtifactsArtifacts from the past can provide important information to historians and others. Businesses, churches, and schools often collect these everyday objects. They can also be found among the personal collections of ordinary people. These special household treasures from Anacostia held special meaning for families and can explain h

Slavery in Maryland Middle School Implementation Guide

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Slavery in Maryland: Middle School Implementation Guide Standards • • • • Goals • • • • Identify key personalities and locations related to slavery in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Distinguish between the causes and effects of slavery. Interpret primary sources. Evaluate the institution of slavery in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Overview 8

The Plummer Family and Slavery In Maryland

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The Plummer Family and Slavery in Maryland“As I listened from childhood to the story of my parents, eldest sister, and brother – (of their suffering and sorrow, their fear and anxiety, their loneliness, failure and disappointment, their doubt, darkness and torment) that the Sin of Slavery had caused them, I have ‘desired with desire’ to write it,

Guiding Discovery Seeking Answers

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Guiding Discovery, Seeking AnswersScience Research ProgramsWork of Smithsonian scientists around the globe contributes to what we know about a host of subjects, from human biology and the Earth’s ecosystems to the riddles of the cosmos. Scientific research is embedded in the Smithsonian’s mission and continues to yield influential results. For

Reaching Americans Where They Live

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Reaching Americans Where They LiveNational ProgramsIn communities across the nation, the Smithsonian offers adults and young people opportunities to share the treasured objects and memorable stories of the nation’s scientific, artistic and cultural heritage. Traveling exhibitions and online experiences, along with a growing network of more tha

Diverse and Committed Support

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Diverse and Committed SupportSmithsonian Development ReportThe Smithsonian raised $179.3 million in gifts in 2001, recording another strong year in its ambitious five-year drive to raise $1 billion from private sources. Extraordinary gifts, those of $5 million or more, totaled $89.6 million of that amount. Monies raised came from a diverse ran

Creating the Smithsonian for the Future

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Creating the Smithsonian for the FutureConstruction, Renovation ActivitiesT14 14he Smithsonian is in the midst of an unprecedented revitalization effort to transform itself into a vibrant 21st-century institution. The public will benefit and so will the treasures in the nation’s collections, along with related programs and research. We are b

Introduction and Statement by the Secretary

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Bibliography of Research at MCI on Artists' Paints and Paintings

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Bibliography of Research at MCI on Artists' Paints and Paintings Almost every museum has paintings in its collections. The preservation of these paintings is a prime consideration for museums and research into the factors that affect the longevity of paintings is an on-going process. At MCI research has been conducted for decades on the effects of

Architect Engineer Library Archive Orientation Summary

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OFEO Engineering Library/Archive Resources Summary Important Note: You may contact Sylvia Kendra via email (kendras@si.edu) to make an appointment to access the aperture cards, microfiche, and electronic data management system (EDMS) in OEDC’s archive/library. Your appointment must be made no less than 24-hours in advance of the proposed date/time

Letter of Endorsement Acting Secretary Samper

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Application for Enid A Haupt Fellowship - Internships

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HORTICULTURE SERVICES DIVISION P.O. BOX 37012 CAPITAL GALLERY, SUITE 3300, MRC 506 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013-7012APPLICATION FOR THE ENID A. HAUPT FELLOWSHIP IN HORTICULTUREPlease read the instructions and the information for applicants carefully, then prepare and COLLATE THREE COPIES of the complete application in accordance with those instruction

ADVISORY Cisco and SAAM Teacher Institute

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Smithsonian American Art MuseumNewsJune 16, 2008Media only: Media Web site:Laura Baptiste (202) 633-8494 americanart.si.edu/press/Media AdvisoryWHAT: Welcome and Introduction for Cisco-Smithsonian American Art Museum Teacher Institute 2008; keynote address, “Primary Sources: What Are They and How Can I Use Them?” Monday, June 16; 9:30 – 1

The Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (SCLI) organizes an annual professional development program in museum studies

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2008 Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) Application GuidelinesABOUT THE PROGRAM Organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC), the Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) was established to increase the representation, documentation, knowledge and interpretation of Latino art, culture, and history. The first half of the program will include pane

Smithsonian Launches Inaugural Work in the Smithsonian Libraries Digital Editions Sources and Critical Interpretations Series

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Smithsonian InstitutionNewsNov. 9, 2006Media only: Randall Kremer Becky Haberacker Web site: http://newsdesk.si.edu(202) 633-2950 (202) 633-5183Smithsonian Launches Inaugural Work in the “Smithsonian Libraries Digital Editions: Sources and Critical Interpretations” SeriesThe Smithsonian Institution will launch an online scholarly work, be

Latino Initiatives Pool Instructions

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2008 LATINO INITIATIVE POOLAPPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS1. Contact Joanne Flores at the Smithsonian Latino Center for a copy of the FY 2008 Latino Initiatives Pool form. 2. Once you have completed the form, submit by email an electronic copy of the form to Joanne Flores at floresjo@si.edu. 3. Print a copy of the form. 4. Sign and date the form, and a

Latino Initiatives Pool Guidelines - Latino Pool

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LATINO INITIATIVES POOL FY 2008 Proposal Guidelines Application Deadline: November 21, 2007 Latino Initiatives Pool Description The Smithsonian Latino Center awards funding from the Latino Initiatives Pool, an annual Federal appropriation of approximately $1.1 million per annum, to Smithsonian programs and exhibitions that foster an understanding a

Latino Initiatives Pool Guidelines

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LATINO INITIATIVES POOL FY 2009 Proposal Guidelines Application Deadline: July 25, 2008 Latino Initiatives Pool Description The Smithsonian Latino Center awards funding from the Latino Initiatives Pool, an annual Federal appropriation of approximately $1.1 million per annum, to Smithsonian programs and exhibitions that foster an understanding and a

Female Blue Crab Migration in Chesapeake Bay

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: Female blue crab migration Female Blue Crab Migration in Chesapeake Bay 20 May 2008 Anson H. Hines, Robert Aguilar, and Eric G. Johnson Smithsonian Environmental Research Center PO Box 28, 647 Contees Wharf Road Edgewater, MD 21037-0028,USA Abstract Spatial and temporal patterns of migration by mature fema

History and Treatment of Works with Iron Gall Ink

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2001 RELACT SeriesThe History and Treatment of Works in Iron Gall Ink September 10-14, 2001, 9:30-5:30 daily Museum Support Center Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education Instructors: Birgit Reibland, Han Neevel, Julie Biggs, Margaret Cowan Additional Lecturers: Jacque Olin, Elissa O'Loughlin, Rachel-Ray Cleveland, Linda Stiber Mor

Moving Archives Lessons Learned From Relocating Collections A ReLACT Presentation

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MOVING ARCHIVES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM RELOCATING COLLECTIONS A ReLACT* Presentation Wednesday, April 20, 2005 This day-long course focuses on the practical and technical aspects of moving collections especially for libraries and archives. Case studies of recent moves by archives and libraries will be reviewed, along with presentations by experts in

Selected Bibliography on Specialty Papers

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Bibliography on Specialty PapersRESEARCH ON HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINESE PAPER Analysis of modern Chinese paper and treatment of a Chinese woodblock print / Fei, Wen Tsai; van der Reyden, Dianne , In: The paper conservator, 1997 (web version) RESEARCH ON HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY OF FOLDING SCREENS Technology and treatment of a folding screen: c

COMPENDIUM OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT IN PAPER CONSERVATION

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Approaches to Pest Management in Museums Addendum

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Efficient New Methods for Embedding Paint and Varnish Samples for Microscopy

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EFFICIENT NEW METHODS FOR EMBEDDING PAINT AND VARNISH SAMPLES FOR MICROSCOPYMELVIN J. WACHOWIAK JR.ABSTRACT—This article outlines several procedures for embedding, including selecting an appropriate resin, establishing uniform formats for the embedding matrix, and increasing the efficiency of preparation. While the methods for embedding samples

Putting Together a Time Capsule

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SMITHSONIAN’S MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE Anniversaries, such as the millennium, are often occasions for making time capsules to preserve selected private or public collections for posterity. The exercise of putting together a time capsule trains one in principles used by many professionals, ranging from material scientists to preservation expert

Chihuahua s Colonial Missions An Invaluable Patrimony

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Chihuahua’s Colonial Missions An Invaluable PatrimonyKarla Muoz Alcocer*When people talk about Mexico’s colonial, artistic and cultural patrimony, states like Puebla, Quertaro, Michoacn, Jalisco or, more to the north, Zacatecas usually come to mind. You could mention all the states of the republic and the last name might very well be Chihua

Paper Properties and Degradation

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PAPER PROPERTIES AND DEGRADATION (Modified from the article "Recent Scientific Research in Paper Conservation" by Dianne van der Reyden, in The Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 31, pp. 117-138, 1992) INTRODUCTION: In 1988, the American Institute of Conservation (AIC) requested the first Paper Conservation Update. The first u

PRESERVATION PROCESSING STEPS FOR PAPER-BASED COLLECTIONS

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PRESERVATION PROCESSING STEPS FOR PAPER-BASED COLLECTIONSCollection is accessioned into the legal custody of a repository (if it supports the repository's mission statement) and planning begins. • Collection is priority-surveyed on the basis of value, use and risk relative to other collections in the repository, to determine its relative housing,