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- Smithsonian Institution Archives. James Smithson (c. 1765-1829), founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, was born in 1765 in France with the name James Lewis Macie.
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The First Ladies at the Smithsonian The Tradition of the Gowns (page 1 of 3). Following the pattern established in 1912 by collection founders Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James and Rose Gouverneur Hoes, the Smithsonian Institution asks each first lady to donate a dress to represent her in the collection.
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Library The Library Company of Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin and a group of friends founded the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731 when Franklin was 25 years old. It was America's first lending library and can lay claim to being the predecessor of the free public library. For a brief period (Dec. 1733-Mar. 1734) Franklin actually served as the librarian for the Library Company.
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- What European philosophers' concepts of natural rights had a great impact on American politics? When was the American museum of natural history built? The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 by a group of prominent New Yorkers, including, among others, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., the father of the 26th U.S….
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James Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution James Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson (c. 1765-1829), founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, was born in 1765 in France with the name James Lewis Macie.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture National Museum of African American History and Culture. About. The newest Smithsonian museum opened September 24, 2016, near the Washington Monument, and has welcomed more than 1 million visitors to date. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture.
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African-American Museum In DC Will Open In 2016 In 1929 Congress authorized to build a museum as a Tribute to the Negroes' Contribution to the Achievements of America.. But the project was stalled partly because of the Great Depression and a lack of funds. In the 1980s, African-American museums started to open in various states but there was no national structure. More than 80 years later, a museum dedicated to African American history and culture is finally taking shape. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will be open in 2016 on the National Mall.
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- A National Gallery of Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, was formally created in 1920. In 1923 the Freer Gallery of Art also opened, housing industrialist Charles Lang Freer's collection of Oriental art and the works of James McNeill Whistler.
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Joseph Henry, 1797-1878 Joseph Henry, 1797-1878. The first Smithsonian Secretary, Joseph Henry, served from 1846 to 1878. A professor at the College of New Jersey, he was a physicist who conducted pioneering research in electromagnetism and helped set the Smithsonian on its course.he first Smithsonian Secretary, Joseph Henry, served from 1846 to 1878. A professor at the College of New Jersey, he was a physicist who conducted pioneering research in electromagnetism and helped set the Smithsonian on its course.
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Donald C. Johanson Johanson, Donald C. Donald C. Johanson with a plaster-cast skull of Lucy. Bettmann/Corbis/AP Images; In 1975 at Hadar, Johanson found and excavated a small site of several A. afarensis individuals, later known as the “ First Family,” that spanned a variety of life stages..
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National Archives and Records Administration Congress established the National Archives Establishment in 1934 to centralize federal record keeping, with the Archivist of the United States as chief administrator. The National Archives was incorporated with GSA in 1949; in 1985 it became an independent agency as NARA (National Archives and Records Administration).
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James Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution Rush brought Smithson's personal effects to the United States in 1838, along with the money from his estate. Then Congressional debates continued until 1846 when legislation was passed creating the Smithsonian Institution. Unfortunately, a fire in the Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle in 1865 destroyed many of the Smithson letters, diaries, and other papers originally acquired by the Institution.
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HOW WE BEGAN HOW WE BEGAN. Wong How Man, Founder and President of CERSWong How Man, Founder and President of the China Exploration & Research Society (CERS), was born and raised in Hong Kong, and educated in the United States in Journalism and Art.
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About the Museum About the Museum. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It was established by Act of Congress in 2003, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans. To date, the museum has collected more than 36,000 artifacts. Nearly 100,000 individuals have become charter members of the museum.
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Environment The Roosevelt Museum of Natural History opened its doors in 1867. Among its first specimens was the skull of a seal that had washed up in New York Harbor, begged from its owner by the museum's founder, eight year old Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
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The Reproductive Cycle in Dogs Gestation Period: How Long Are Dogs Pregnant? The normal gestation period in dogs is approximately 63 days from conception, although this can vary by several days. While this might seem like a straightforward answer, conception is often hard to determine.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian Museum that opened in September 2016 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum features a variety of exhibits and educational programs on topics such as slavery, post-Civil War reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights movement. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture.
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- Share this page: Founded in 1889, the Smithsonian's National Zoo sits on 163 acres in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park and is home to more than 1,500 animals across 300 different species.
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Secretaries of the Smithsonian The Secretary of the Smithsonian is its chief executive officer. Read about the twelve individuals who have led the Institution since 1846. Joseph Henry, a physicist and professor at the College of New Jersey, served as the first Secretary from 1846 to 1878.
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Freer Gallery of Art. The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery form the Smithsonian Institution's national museums of Asian art in the United States.
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Tuskegee Institute--Training Leaders Tuskegee Institute was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881 under a charter from the Alabama legislature for the purpose of training teachers in Alabama. Tuskegee's program provided students with both academic and vocational training.
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Hampton Institute and Booker T. Washington Hampton Institute and Booker T. Washington. Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was founded in 1868 by General Samuel Armstrong. He was interested in moral training and a practical, industrial education for southern blacks. In 1872, Booker T. Washington—who had born a slave in Virginia—arrived at the school with fifty cents in his pocket.
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Visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History opened in 1910 to invoke discovery and education of the natural world. Its green dome and immense size (comparable to 18 football fields) are signatures, as well as the 126 million natural science specimens and cultural artifacts that the museum contains.
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- The Smithsonian’s natural history collections have their origins in the 1838–1842 United States Exploring Expedition, which circumnavigated the globe amassing cultural and natural history collections. Concern over how to care for the collections led to the provision for a museum as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s enabling act of 1846.
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- The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 for the increase and diffusion of knowledge, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum, that name ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1967. Termed the nation's attic for its eclectic holdings of 154 million items, the Institut
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- Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle. The Smithsonian Institution Building, popularly known as the Castle, was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr. The building is constructed of red sandstone from Seneca Creek, Maryland, in the Norman style (a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs). When it was completed in 1855, it sat on an isolated piece of land cut off from downtown Washington, DC, by a canal.