The Secretarial Cases

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Summary

Prepared by United States National Museum curator of history, Theodore T. Belote, the article discusses the lives and contributions of the first four Secretaries of the Smithsonian Institution: Joseph Henry, Spencer F. Baird, Samuel P. Langley, and Charles D. Walcott, as shown in an exhibit honoring the centennial of the Smithsonian's founding in 1846.

Subject

  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • United States National Museum

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

The Scientific Monthly Vol. 58 (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

November 1946

Topic

  • Anniversaries
  • Secretaries
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Management
  • Management--Museums
  • Museum directors

Physical description

pp. 366-370

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