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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896

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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896. The history of its first half century

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Smithsonian Institution

Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896
Smithsonian Institution

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Book

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Published material

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Washington, 1897

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Contents: Preface, by the President of the United States.- Introduction, by the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.- History of the Smithsonian Institution: I. James Smithson, by S.P. Langley. II. The founding of the institution, 1835-1846, by G.B. Goode. III. The establishment and the board of regents, by G.B. Goode.IV. The three secretaries, by G.B. Goode. V. The benefactors, by S.P. Langley. VI. The Smithsonian building and grounds, by G.B. Goode. VII. The Smithsonian Library, by C. Adler. VIII. The U.S. Natio...