Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Ended

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Summary

The Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge is terminated. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, established in 1848, was the first publication series created by the Smithsonian.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Publication)
  • Smithsonian Institution Press

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • There is no formal statement in the Annual Report to indicate the termination of the publication, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. However, by 1918, there is no mention of printing new volumes, just distribution of copies of earlier volumes.
  • Oehser, Paul H. The Smithsonian Institution. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, p. 163

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1916

Topic

  • Serial publications
  • Museums
  • Museum publications

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