Smithson and His Bequest

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Summary

Work covers the life and career of James Smithson and his bequest to America. Also covers Congressional debates over the appropriation, as well as early history of the Smithsonian.

Subject

  • Smithson, James 1765-1829
  • United States Congress

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes

Includes extensive table of contents and illustrations. Also includes appendix which contains the obituary notice of James Smithson, biographies of the first and second Dukes of Northumberland and Notices of Smithson's Papers, extracts of Smithson's writings, and a catalogue of the library of James Smithson.

Contained within

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

1880

Topic

  • SI, Early History
  • Museums
  • Gifts
  • Biography
  • Museum publications

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