Results for "Legislation"
Lightning Fast Legislation for the National Museum of the American Indian
- Date: November 29, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Twenty-nine years ago yesterday the National Museum of the American Indian Act was signed and the Museum of the American Indian became part of the Smithsonian family.
Legislative Logjam to Kitchen Sink
- Date: May 22, 2014
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: In the spring of 1846, after years of debate, the legislative logjam over what the Smithsonian would be was finally broken with compromise legislation by New York Congressman, William Jervis Hough.
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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
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Happy 10th Anniversary!
- Date: December 16, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Take a moment to celebrate the 10th anniversary of legislation that created the National Museum of African American History and Culture!
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Science Service, Up Close: White House Science Advisors, from Roosevelt to Nixon
- Date: May 11, 2017
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: May 11 is the anniversary of establishment of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). That 1976 legislation further ratified the influence of scientists on national policy, positioning them to provide ready advice to the President.
The Smithsonian Secretaries: That Tall Man from New York, Part II
- Date: April 28, 2016
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: The 1846 legislation that established the Smithsonian Institution provided for a Secretary, appointed by the Board of Regents, who would run the day-to-day affairs of the Institution. When David Skorton became Secretary last year, he was the thirteenth person to take on that responsibility. In our last blog, we discussed the first six and now we’ll look at seven through
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Music in the Castle 1854–1862
- Date: February 12, 2019
- Description: As part of the Smithsonian Year of Music 2019, the Smithsonian Castle Collection curator chronicles music in the Castle during its early years.
Link Love: 4/13/2012
- Date: April 13, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
For the Love of Bookshelves
- Date: January 19, 2021
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: On January 19, 1858 renovations to the library located in the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building to increase space for books were completed.
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington Marks 10th Anniversary
- Date: September 18, 2014
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: NMAI opened 10 years ago with a large gathering of native peoples in Washington, D.C.
The Birth of a Building: Constructing the United States National Museum
- Date: June 20, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The birth of the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, as told through construction photographs.
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Records and Information Management Month: The Librarian
- Date: April 28, 2010
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A clause in the last will and testament of English scientist James Smithson eventually led to his estate being left to the United States "to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” There was much debate as to what constituted such an establishment, but many of the proposals