Results for "National Tropical Botanical Garden"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 12-062, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Office of the Director, Subject Files, 1960-2005
- Date: 1960 1960-2005
- Creator: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 94-043, Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond) 1908-1993, F. Raymond Fosberg Papers, circa 1945-1993
- Date: 1945 1945-1993 circa 1945-1993
- Creator: Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 08-098, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Program Records, 1978-2002
- Date: 1978 1978-2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
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,
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 95-021, Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond) 1908-1993, F. Raymond Fosberg Papers, circa 1953-1993
- Date: 1953 1953-1993 circa 1953-1993
- Creator: Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Historic Pictures
Smithsonian Gardens
- Date: September 5, 2018
- Description: Smithsonian Gardens was established in 1972 as the Horticultural Services Division of the Office of Plant Services to provide appropriate landscaping outside of Smithsonian museums and decorative greenery inside Smithsonian buildings. Today, Smithsonian Gardens is an accredited museum that provides living classrooms and urban sanctuaries for Smithsonian visitors.History of
The Fate of the National Institute
- Date: July 27, 2017
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Did you know that before the Smithsonian existed, there were two other institutions created for the promotion of science and diffusion of knowledge? Exploring the fate of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science.
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009629, Smithsonian Gardens, Smithsonian Gardens Oral History Interviews, 2011
- Date: 2011
- Creator: Smithsonian Gardens
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Authority Record/EAC
Read, Robert W.
- Date: 1932 2003
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-244, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Assistant Director for Collections, Subject Files, 1955-1999
- Date: 1955 1955-1999
- Creator: National Museum of Natural History. Assistant Director for Collections
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 86-146, Smithsonian Institution Office of Design and Construction, Project Files, 1976-1984
- Date: 1976 1976-1984
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Meet the Birds of the National Mall
- Date: July 3, 2014
- Description: Have you noticed that the Mall is aflutter with birds? Dive into the history of the Smithsonian’s interactions with our avian neighbors.