The Smithsonian: Octopus on the Mall
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PrintA popular history of the Institution, from James Smithson's bequest to S. Dillon Ripley's early years as Secretary, written by an essayist for The New Yorker.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Based on a series of articles in The New Yorker. Reprinted in 1978 by Greenwood Press.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1967