Results for "Smithson's Library (Online exhibition)"
Introducing Smithson to Smithsonian
- Date: August 10, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.
- Webpage
Smithson's Legacy
- Date: February 21, 2017
- Description: Smithson's Gift EnduresWhat would James Smithson think if he saw today's Smithsonian Institution—the world's largest museum and research complex?The activities of the Smithsonian Institution 150 years after its founding embody "the increase and diffusion of knowledge" in virtually all the modern interpretations of those words. Millions of sightseers each year enjoy Smithsonian
- Webpage
James Smithson, Founding Donor
- Date: March 9, 2011
- Description: Information about James Smithson (c.1765–1829), the founding donor of the Smithsonian.
A Window into the Grand Tour: Traveling in the Style of James Smithson
- Date: December 4, 2012
- Description: A new exhibition offers a chance to explore the world of Grand Tour travel in the late eighteenth century, similar to that experienced by the Smithsonian’s own founding donor, James Smithson.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 13-037, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Website Records, 2007-2012
- Date: 2007 2007-2012
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Olmsted, Arthur J
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Olmsted, Arthur J
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Olmsted, Arthur J
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Olmsted, Arthur J
Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, Smithsonian Library Exhibit
- Date: 1927 February 11, 1927
- Creator: Olmsted, Arthur J
- Blog Post
Introducing: A Tale of Two Sisters: The Hungerford Deed and James Smithson’s Legacy
- Date: August 10, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: To commemorate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary on August 10, 2021, the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives is launching a web exhibit that sheds new light on English chemist James Smithson’s gift to found the Smithsonian.
