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Summary

Earl S. Johnston's address as retiring president of the Botanical Society of Washington. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Smithsonian, provides a brief history of the Institution from James Smithson's bequest to the creation of the United States National Herbarium.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • Botanical Society of Washington
  • United States National Herbarium

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Contained within

Washington Academy of Sciences Journal Vol. 37, 2 (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

1947

Topic

  • Smithson Bequest
  • Smithsonian Institution Centennial (Event)
  • SI, Early History

Physical description

pp. 37-40

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