The recording is among the earliest held by the Smithsonian Institution, which runs the National Museum of American History.
Steven Lubar is chairman of the history of technology department at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.
He is a senior research associate of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the National Museum of American History.
Ten Henson puppets from the 1950s TV show "Sam and Friends, " including the original version of Kermit the Frog, were donated to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in 2010.
"People gripe and moan about the penny, but they still want to keep it, " says Richard Doty, senior curator of the Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
He discovered that the fabled watch had been at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History since 1958, so he called a curator there last month to ask if his ancestor's story was true.
She is also immersing herself in a new assignment: the National Museum of African American History and Culture, scheduled to open in Washington, D.
Next month, amid great fanfare, the National Museum of American Jewish History opens its doors on Independence Mall, a whisper away from the Liberty Bell.
Two new libraries opened this year, both designed by the architect David Adjaye, who is also on the team designing the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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He was a public defender in Washington before helping to establish the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and then going to work for nine years in private practice.
"Rising Up" will be at the High through Sept. 2, 2012, after which it will travel to the 80WSE Gallery at New York University, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American Culture and History in Washington, and four other museums.
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Exuberantly, he submitted the results to the Young Naturalist Awards, a national contest run by the American Museum of Natural History.
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