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Smithsonian Institute, Annual Report of the Board of Regents (1880)

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Smithsonian Institute, Annual Report of the Board of Regents (1880)
Includes the following papers: 1) The Writings of James Smithson (founder of the Smithsonian), 2) Casts of Indian Heads, 3) Lists of articles deposited at the Corcoran Art Gallery in 1879, 4) Collections of the National Museum, etc. In 1829, Smithson, an Englishman, donated his fortune to the people of the United States for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge" [sil.si.edu]. The institute was established in 1846. Hardbound in brown cloth. 631 pp. 6" x 9".