On December 1st, join Smithsonian Libraries and Archives for a free virtual event exploring lesser-known stories of the work of our founder James Smithson, with Steven Turner, author of The Science of ...

The James Smithson Collection lacks a great deal of his original papers. Richard Rush brought Smithson's personal effects to the United States in 1838, along with the proceeds from his estate. A fire ...

Dave Grohl, Susan Tedeschi and Gloria and Emilio Estefan have received a distinguished honor from the Smithsonian Institute. All four artists were presented with the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal ...

Ahead of a lecture on James Smithson’s science on December 1st, author Steven Turner shares his experience testing the Smithsonian founder’s own coffee-making method. Steven Turner We’re looking ...

Journalist Burleigh (A Very Private Woman) examines the mysterious life of James Smithson, the Englishman who left a $500,000 bequest that led to the founding of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithson, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. See "Plain Advice to the Public to ...

After a decade of debate about how best to spend a bequest left to America from an obscure English scientist, President James K. Polk signs the Smithsonian Institution Act into law on August 10, 1846 ...

In 1826 a not very happy James Smithson of England sat down to write his will. He had half a million dollars but only a nephew to enjoy them. He was 61 and infirm. His father, the Duke of ...

2020-03-28T18:59:30-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/444/20200328190945003_hd.jpgSmithsonian Research Associate Heather Ewing talked about the life of English ...

When the last will and testament of the internationally renowned English scientist, James Smithson, was opened after Smithson died this week (June 27) in 1829, his friends and colleagues must have ...