Author:

Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this

Subject:

Wetmore, Alexander 1886-  Search this

Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Establishment of  Search this

United States Congress  Search this

Board of Regents  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars  Search this

Physical description:

p. 6

Date:

September 1971

Category:

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Summary:

Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley announces the upcoming 125th anniversary celebration of the Smithsonian Institution by looking back at the Institution's 100th anniversary. Ripley highlights several festivities and some interesting, historic Smithsonian trivia.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Vol. 2, no. 6 (Journal)

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Anniversaries  Search this

Castle View  Search this

Act to establish the "Smithsonian Institution," for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge Among Men  Search this

Post Office Department  Search this

Smithsonian National Board of Associates  Search this

SI, Early History  Search this

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_2850