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    Professional Society Records, 1968-1971

    • Date: 1968 1968-1971
    • Creator: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Worms

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    The French Lieutenant’s Woman

    • Date: March 9, 2022
    • Description: Based on a novel of the same name, film stars Anna and Mike are cast in a period piece drama that explores the relationship of Charles Smithson, a Victorian gentleman and paleontologist, and Sarah Woodruff. The lines of reality and fiction begin to blur when the actors begin an off-camera affair.

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    SIA Acc. 97-089, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Records, 1985-1990

    • Date: 1985 1985-1990
    • Creator: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    The Smithsonian Associates Created

    • Date: April 11, 2017
    • Creator: arthurt

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    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,

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  11. Portrait of William Jervis Hough, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 1845-1847, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no. 2002-32241.

    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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  13. Online Publications

    Joseph Henry's Letter to James Cochran Dobbin (January 31, 1855)

    • Date: January 31, 1855
    • Creator: Henry, Joseph 1797-1878,Joseph Henry Papers Project
    • Creator: Henry, Joseph 1797-1878,Joseph Henry Papers Project

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  15. Regents

    Berret, James Gabriel (2/12/1815-4/14/1901)

    • Date: Regent Tenure: 05/1858-05/1860 Civil War, 1861-1865

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  17. Gallery

    Smithsonian Institution Building

    • Date: September 16, 2013
    • Description: The Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. Construction began in 1847 and was finished in 1855. The statue in front of the Castle, which is visible in many of these postcards, is of Joseph Henry, who was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian. The postcards in this gallery provide exterior views of the Castle.

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    SIA RU007149, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Records, 1926-1976

    • Date: 1926 1926-1976
    • Creator: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
    • Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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    Bibliography of the Smithsonian's History

    • Date: March 17, 2011
    • Description: I’d like a list of publications on the history of the Smithsonian. Can you provide me with a bibliography?

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    Reference FAQ

    • Date: March 7, 2011
    • Description: Frequently asked reference questions

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