<p>When a 200-year-old legal document anonymously arrived at his office, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives conservator William Bennett assumed it would be full of boring legal jargon. Instead, he found a juicy tale of family betrayal that would forever change what we thought we knew about the founding of the Smithsonian.</p> <p>Speakers:</p> <p><strong>William Bennett,</strong> conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Archives</p> <p>Social: @rwilliab (Instagram), @SirWilliamB (Twitter)</p> <p><strong>Heather Ewing</strong>, author of <em>The Lost World of James Smithson,</em> and Associate Dean at New York Studio School</p> <p>Social: @HPealeEwing</p> <p><strong>Richard Kurin,</strong> Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large</p>
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27:56 MINS
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Smithsonian Institution
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When a 200-year-old legal document anonymously arrived at conservator William Bennett's office he found a juicy tale about the founding of the Smithsonian.
