Thomas Ewbank: Commissioner of Patents, 1849-1852

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Summary

Discusses the role of Thomas Ewbank, the Commissioner of Patents in 1849-1952, in urging Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry to accept the national collections then housed in the Patent Office Building.

Subject

  • Ewbank, Thomas
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • National Institute
  • National Institution for the Promotion of Science
  • Patent Office Building (POB)
  • United States National Museum
  • United States Patent Office

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D. C. (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

1973-1974

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • National Collections

Physical description

pp. 111-124

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