A Suggestion Concerning James Smithson's Concept of 'Increase and Diffusion'

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Summary

Bird, a curator at the National Museum of American History, offers his views on the intent of James Smithson's bequest to create an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge."

Subject

Smithson, James 1765-1829

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Technology and Culture Vol. 24 (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

1983

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Philanthropists
  • Gifts

Physical description

pp. 246-255

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