Principal Events in the History of the Institution

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Summary

A comprehensive chronology of the events in the history of the Smithsonian Institution from the writing of the will of James Smithson until the Smithsonian's fiftieth anniversary in 1896.

Subject

Smithson, James 1765-1829

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Copy located in Record Unit 7081, Box 38, Folder 1, in the Smithsonian Institution Archives collection.

Contained within

The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

1897

Topic

  • SI, Early History
  • Chronology

Physical description

pp. 833-842

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