Author:

Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877  Search this

Subject:

Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this

Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877  Search this

Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859  Search this

United States Congress  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages: 5; Page Numbers: 467-471

Type:

Congressional Record

Date:

1846

04/22/1846

Category:

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information:

Title 20, Education

Congressional Record

Notes:

refers to the speech given by Rufus Choate in the Senate on 01/08/1845

Summary:

Owen desires practical and widespread learning to be a part of the Smithsonian and therefore introduces his amendment to the bill, the section on adding a normal school branch to the Smithsonian in an effort to extend the benefits of the institution across the United States.

Contained within:

The Appendix to the Congressional Globe vol XV (Book)

Contact information:

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

Topic:

SI, Early History  Search this

Smithson Bequest  Search this

Mission statements  Search this

Congressional Debates  Search this

Trusts and trustees  Search this

Education  Search this

Education, Elementary  Search this

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

Publisher:

Washington, D.C.: Blair and Rives

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_4643