Results for "Smithson's Library (Online exhibition)"
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 08-051, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1971-2002
- Date: 1971 1971-2002
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 02-184, Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, Exhibition Records, 1999-2001
- Date: 1999 1999-2001
- Creator: Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 15-319, Smithsonian Libraries, Website Records, 1998-2015
- Date: 1998 1998-2015
- Creator: Smithsonian Libraries
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 99-161, National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records, 1977-1998
- Date: 1977 1977-1998
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
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
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-097, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Exhibits, Exhibition Records, 1970-1995
- Date: 1970 1970-1995
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-080, Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records, 1970-2006
- Date: 1970 1970-2006
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
A Tale of Two Sisters
- Date: August 4, 2021
- Description: Why would an English chemist donate his fortune to the United States, a newly formed country he had never visited? We will likely never know exactly why in 1826 James Smithson chose to bequeath more than half a million dollars to create the Smithsonian Institution.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-102, National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records, 1974-1999
- Date: 1974 1974-1999
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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.
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000551, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Exhibits, Exhibition Records, 1957-1992
- Date: 1957 1957-1992
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 87-166, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Public Information Office, Exhibition Records, 1977-1983
- Date: 1977 1977-1983
- Creator: Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Public Information Office
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives