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Summary

Contains a brief history of the association and brief biographies of its leading members. Biography of Joseph Henry was critical of his management of the Smithsonian, reflecting the brewing Henry/Jewett controvery over the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Jewett, Charles C (Charles Coffin) 1816-1868
  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Putnam's Monthly Magazine Vol. 2 (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

September 1853

Topic

  • Professional associations
  • Secretaries
  • Controversies
  • Science
  • Learned institutions and societies
  • Societies
  • Science--Societies, etc

Physical description

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