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      Credits

      • Date: February 21, 2017
      • Description: AcknowledgementsThe web version of From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution was adapted from an exhibition that appeared from July 1996 to January 1997 in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery in the National Museum of American History. It was one of the official projects that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the 1846 founding of the Smithsonian

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      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

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      News Releases, 1965, 1996-1997

      • Date: 1996 1996-1997 1965, 1996-1997
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

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      SIA Acc. 06-175, Smithsonian Office of Education, Grant Records, 1996-1997

      • Date: 1996 1996-1997
      • Creator: Smithsonian Office of Education
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    9. GIF of someone navigating the introduction page of the web exhibition. It includes a graphic of photographs of people in black-and-white and a portrait painting of James Smithsonian in color.

      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.

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      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

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      SIA Acc. 07-179, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Curatorial Department, Exhibition Records, 1988-1997

      • Date: 1988 1988-1997
      • Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    15. Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      • Date: July 1996
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe

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      James Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution

      • Date: September 14, 2012
      • Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.

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    19. Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      Model for Seated Statue of James Smithson

      • Date: July 1996
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe
      • Creator: Borglum, John Gutzon de La Mothe

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      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

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      SIA Acc. 13-294, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Project Management Office, Exhibition and Project Records, 1981-1997

      • Date: 1981 1981-1997
      • Creator: National Museum of American History. Project Management Office
      • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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