Author:

Brown, Solomon Galleon c. 1829-1906  Search this

Subject:

Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this

Baird, Mary Helen Churchill  Search this

Baird, Lucy Hunter  Search this

Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum  Search this

Physical description:

Number of Images: 2 Color: Color ; Size: 5w x 8h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

Type:

Document

Paper

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

August 15, 1866

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

SIA2011-0982 (page 1), SIA2011-0983 (page 2).

Summary:

Letter from Solomon G. Brown, the first African American employee of the Smithsonian Institution, to the Assistant Secretary Spencer F. Baird, later the second Secretary, reporting on Brown's duties for Baird at the Smithsonian, including sending packages to the Baird family while they were away. August 15, 1866. 2 pages.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7002, Box 16, Folder: Brown, Solomon G., 1866-1870

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Packages  Search this

Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this

Letters  Search this

SI, early history, Management  Search this

African Americans  Search this

Standard number:

SIA2011-0982 and SIA2011-0983

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_12881