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The Smithsonian Institution began publishing consolidated compilations of quarto-sized papers in 1848, under the name Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. [1] In 1862 octavo-sized papers called Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections were added, [1] followed by the monographic Bulletin of the United States National Museum in 1875, [1] and the compiled Proceedings of the United States National ...
Books on shelves in the Libraries' Discovery Services Division, prior to assignment of subject and descriptive metadata. Arts: U.S., Americas, Africa, Asia, Middle East; Design and decorative arts; History and cultures: U.S., African American, Latino, Native American; Postal history; World's Fair ephemera; Aviation history and space flight
The New York Times best-selling On Juneteenth is an essential must-read story of the date’s massive importance to American history. This book, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and ...
The history of Smithsonian began when Edward K. Thompson, the retired editor of Life magazine, was asked by then-Secretary of the Smithsonian, S. Dillon Ripley, to produce a magazine "about things in which the Smithsonian [Institution] is interested, might be interested or ought to be interested."
For those who like to collect physical copies of books, Book of the Month is a wonderful gift. This subscription service will send a fun new book to their doorstep every month, and there are five ...
On August 10, 1846, James K. Polk, the 11th President of the United States signed the Smithsonian Institution Act into law. The institution was established as a result of the funds from James ...