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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E">The US Department of State, the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections (IWGSC), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue
Initiative (SCRI) are working together to help identify, and where possible assist with efforts to save/protect priceless Ukrainian archival, cultural, and scientific collections under threat. <br>
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We are requesting your help in quickly identifying relevant collections in Ukraine and their needs. Please use the Google Form link below to provide information about respective collection(s), including descriptions, locations, special needs, and points of
contact. Please submit one form entry for each collection. The data submitted will be stored in a secure database with the US State Department. The Online Information Collection Form is available here: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLScBnWs-76C6fLzSHhej5jw6GEBG9B6wKFIFDYpjS-TACUFocQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link&data=05%7C01%7Cabentley%40ku.edu%7C09196135a8fe4beda56908da24833dc2%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637862443350236468%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7Jyantk9ETgM3UAVSt9anl%2FZyaCEVzSNcs2RVqf23As%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBnWs-76C6fLzSHhej5jw6GEBG9B6wKFIFDYpjS-TACUFocQ/viewform?usp=sf_link. Click or tap if you trust this link."><span style="color:#0563C1">Ukrainian
Archival, Cultural, and Scientific Collections</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E">Alternatively, you may complete the attached Excel file and return it to <a href="mailto:ukrainiancollections@state.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">ukrainiancollections@state.gov</span></a>.
This may be most helpful if you will submit information on a large number of collections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E">Please distribute to your networks as appropriate.<br>
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If you have any questions, please reach out to Katelynn Averyt, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative via <a href="mailto:AverytK@si.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">AverytK@si.edu</span></a>.<br>
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Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="color:#201F1E">Patrick Reilly, U.S. Department of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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