Results for "James Smithson Society"
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SIA Acc. 99-101, Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Events and Conference Services, Event Files, 1990-1993
- Date: 1990 1990-1993
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events and Conference Services
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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James Thomas Gant
- Date: August 25, 2016
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8206,size=350,right]Born around 1815, James Thomas Gant was one of twelve children born to free parents on a plantation a few miles northeast of the Washington DC-line.1 As a free black man who lived through nearly the entire nineteenth century, he would see the Civil War, the destruction of slavery, the rise and fall of an all-too-brief period of
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: October 9, 2014
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Topics researched at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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The Hungerfords
- Date: August 5, 2021
- Description: When James Smithson claimed in his will that “the best blood of England” ran through his veins, he was referring primarily to his family connection to the medieval Hungerfords.1 The Hungerfords were royal companions and powerful politicians in their heyday, and this good fortune managed to endure for centuries before dwindling away. Their family estates, passed down in some
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SIA Acc. 96-034, Smithsonian Institution Office of Physical Plant Horticulture Services Division, Program Records, 1992-1993
- Date: 1992 1992-1993
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 06-061, Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Events and Protocol, Event Files, 1998-2001
- Date: 1998 1998-2001
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events and Protocol
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 04-155, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Office of the Director, Smithsonian Files, circa 1993-2000
- Date: 1993 1993-2000 circa 1993-2000
- Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. T90039, National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of National History, Records, 1956-1979
- Date: 1956 1956-1979
- Creator: National Museum of History and Technology. Department of National History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-041, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of the Director, Development Records, 1975-1997
- Date: 1975 1975-1997
- Creator: National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 8/8/2014
- Date: August 8, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
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James Renwicks Architecture Lesson
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SIA Acc. 97-154, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Office of the Director, Records, 1982-1995
- Date: 1982 1982-1995
- Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives