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Physical description:
Number of Images: 196; Color: Color; Size: Example: 7w x 8h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper
Type:
Paper
Document
Date:
1865
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Joseph Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian, and he served in this position from 1846 to 1878.
For more notebooks with similar material, see SIA2013-06853 to SIA2013-06897; SIA2013-06738 to SIA2013-06817; SIA2013-06685 to SIA2013-06693; SIA2013-06818 to SIA2013-06852; SIA2013-06694 to SIA2013-06739.
Summary:
Joseph Henry used this daily journal for 1865 to keep track of events and work at the Smithsonian. Most of the days have entries, though some do not. Henry writes about the fire in the Castle on January 24, 1865, and many of his subsequent entries deal with activities of the Institution in the wake of the fire. The journal also contains notes on preparing reports and sketches of the Smithsonian's activities, people moving offices, looking over accounts, and correspondence. He also makes mention of President Lincoln's assassination. The journal also contains small notes about weather and other topics that Henry was interested in, such as fog signals.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 14, Folder: 6
