Library Installed in West Wing, SIB

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Summary

During 1850 a reading room is installed in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Building, also known as the Castle, and the adjoining "connecting range." The records show 16,000 annual visitors to the reading room. The total annual expenditure for library furniture and fixtures is $545.80.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)
  • Smithsonian Institution Building West Wing

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1850, p. 30-31, 60

Contact information

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

Date

1850

Topic

  • Finance
  • Libraries
  • Museums
  • Museum visitors

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