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  1. SI History Bibliography

    U.S. Science Policy and Science Advice, 1840-1878

    • Date: 1999
    • Creator: Rothenberg, Marc 1949-
    • Creator: Rothenberg, Marc 1949-

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    Smithsonian Gardens

    • Date: September 4, 2018
    • Description: During debates about the Smithsonian’s founding, the idea of using James Smithson’s bequest for a botanic garden was included in several drafts of the bill considered by Congress. In 1850, President Millard Fillmore commissioned America’s preeminent landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing to design plans for the National Mall, including grounds around the Smithsonian Castle,

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    SIA RU007170, Kellogg, Remington 1892-1969, A. Remington Kellogg Papers, circa 1871-1969 and undated

    • Date: 1871 1871-1969 1871-1969 and undated
    • Creator: Kellogg, Remington, 1892-1969
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    WWII: The Smithsonian on the Home Front

    • Date: June 27, 2016
    • Description: As World War II raged throughout the world, many feared the threat of another attack on American soil. Washington, D.C., and the National Mall were obvious targets for the Axis countries which put the Smithsonian buildings and collections located there in danger. In order to protect the Smithsonian’s collections, staff took action and moved many materials off of the National

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  9. Tojin ja-odori no zu / Chinese dragon dance, [between 1850-1900], Chadbourne Collection of Japanese Prints, Library of Congress [LC-USZC4-10363].

    Link Love: 6/23/2017

    • Date: June 23, 2017
    • Creator: Mitch Toda
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

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    SIA Acc. T90005, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of History of Science, Records, circa 1923-1980

    • Date: 1923 1923-1980 circa 1923-1980
    • Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of History of Science
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Mayor Washington and Joseph Hirshhorn

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      SIA Acc. 19-199, American Arachnological Society, Records, circa 1940s, 1961-2018

      • Date: 1940 1940-2018 circa 1940s, 1961-2018
      • Creator: American Arachnological Society
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    • Smithsonian Legal Document

      Joint Resolution To initiate preliminary studies for the restoration and renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, District of Columbia, to house a Museum of the Building Arts, and for other purposes

      • Date: 1980 11/04/1978
      • Creator: 95th Congress, Sess. 2, 1978
      • Creator: 95th Congress, Sess. 2, 1978

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    • SI History Bibliography

      The View From the Castle: The National Collection of Fine Arts now dwells in marble halls, further proof that Washington has become an art center

      • Date: November 1970
      • Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
      • Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001

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    • Between Science and Empire: Oldfield Thomas and Anglo-American Zoology

      • Date: January 19, 2016
      • Description: How the British empire’s reach and influence impacted late 19th century taxonomy and biological study.

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      The Smithsonian's 165th Anniversary

      • Date: August 10, 2011
      • Creator: Pamela M. Henson
      • Description: Exactly 165 years ago today, legislation establishing the Smithsonian Institution was passed by the US Congress and signed into law by President James K. Polk. From today’s perspective, it seems like a “no-brainer” to accept a generous bequest from a little-known Englishman named James Smithson and create an institution in his name. But from the perspective of that era, the

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