Results for "James Smithson Society"
- SI History Chronology
James Smithson Society Created
- Date: 1977
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 95-126, James Smithson Society, Program Records, 1989-1990, 1992-1994
- Date: 1989 1989-1994 1989-1990, 1992-1994
- Creator: James Smithson Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 92-071, James Smithson Society, Program Records, circa 1977-1991
- Date: 1977 1977-1991 circa 1977-1991
- Creator: James Smithson Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 91-014, James Smithson Society, Program Records, 1977-1985
- Date: 1977 1977-1985
- Creator: James Smithson Society
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Bern Dibner Awarded Smithson Society Gold Medal
- Date: 1976
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
Presentation of Smithson Society Gold Medallion to Bern Dibner at Regents Dinner
- Date: 1976 January 22, 1976
- Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K
- Webpage
Who Was James Smithson?
- Date: February 7, 2017
- Description: James Smithson: The Man Behind the InstitutionWhile the institution named after James Smithson enjoys worldwide renown, we know little about the man who left $508,318 to the people of the United States to found such an institution.An English scientist who conducted research in chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, Smithson lived and traveled in several European countries. His
- SI History Chronology
Smithson Made a Fellow of the Royal Society
- Date: April 26, 1787
James Smithson at Oxford
- Date: September 12, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_6861,size=300,right] Some students look forward eagerly to the new school year; others dread the end of summer and the long year ahead. How did the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson (1765-1829), feel about school? Smithson attended Oxford University in England from 1782 to 1786, receiving a Masters of Arts degree in chemistry and mineralogy.
James Smithson's Calamines Paper
- Date: 1802
- Creator: Smithson, James 1765-1829
- Creator: Smithson, James 1765-1829
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 05-177, Smithsonian Institution Office of Development, Website Records, 2005
- Date: 2005
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Development
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-077, Smithsonian Institution Office of Advancement, Website Records, 2013
- Date: 2013
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Advancement
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
