The Smithsonian: Octopus on the Mall

Close
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
Print
 

Summary

Popular history of the Smithsonian from James Smithson's bequest to S. Dillon Ripley's early years as Secretary, written by an essayist for The New Yorker.

Subject

  • Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
  • Smithson, James 1765-1829

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Reprint of 1967 edition by Lippincott.

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

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

Date

1978

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • SI, Early History
  • Museums

Full Record

View Full Record