Smithsonian Voices

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Kira Sobers

Kira Sobers is the Media Digitization Manager for the Smithsonian Institution Archives, part of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. She has been involved with the digitization of field notes, documents, audio, and video materials from initial cataloging to online access for the last ten years. Kira has a Masters in Applied American History from George Mason University.

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Georgia O'Keeffe's Room That Could Have Been

Artist Georgia O’Keeffe had a friendly relationship with Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden founding donor Joseph Hirshhorn. Recently digitized letters reveal how the two almost negotiated a deal to create a room at the museum dedicated to her work.

Collage of audio visual material that will be screened during the Smithsonian 175th Film Fest.

Tune in for the Smithsonian 175th Film Fest

James Eike’s field book entry for April 6, 1971; his 31st Anniversary. (Record Unit 7342 – James W. Eike Papers, 1927, 1950-1983, Box 1, Folder 8, Smithsonian Institution Archives.)

Falling for Field Books

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Ascending Pikes Peak in a Locomobile

Saving Time in the Garden in the Early 20th Century

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