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Summary

Covers the early history of the Library; including Charles Coffin Jewett's vision and his eventual resignation; transfer of the main collection to the Library of Congress in 1866; development of the USNM branch and other branches; and staff in charge of the collections after Jewett's departure, such as Jane A. Turner, Theodore Gill, Newton P. Scudder, and others.

Subject

  • Jewett, Charles C (Charles Coffin) 1816-1868
  • Turner, Jane Wadden
  • Gill, Theodore Nicholas
  • Scudder, Newton P
  • Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)
  • Library of Congress

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Science Vol. vol. 104, no. 2693 (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

August 9, 1946

Topic

Women

Physical description

pp. 143-144

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