Margaret Harwood (1885-1979)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3367]

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3367

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Summary

From 1916 to 1957, Harvard College astronomer Margaret Harwood (1885-1979) directed the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket Island, and ran its female-founded and female-run nonprofit science education institute; she spent summers on the island doing research and conducting classes.

Subject

  • Harwood, Margaret 1885-1979
  • Harvard University
  • Maria Mitchell Observatory

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3367

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

Astronomy

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3367]

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