George H. Williams papers, 1848-1910.

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George H. Williams papers, 1848-1910.

Small collection of papers, including correspondence, speeches, documents, and ephemera. Includes: letter from Alfred Lauderback, 1848 May 22, concerning personal matters; letter from Williams to A.V. Kautz, 1855 Aug. 16, concerning Matthew Deady and judicial matters; letter from Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian Institution, 1870, Mar. 18, concerning establishment of an astronomical observatory on the west coast of the U.S.; address at the laying of the cornerstone for the Chamber of Commerce Building, Portland, 1892 Jan. 1; statement for the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Portland, ca. 1905; and a memorial booklet, 1910.

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Smithsonian Institution

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The Smithsonian Institution was established on August 10, 1846, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum.James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist, left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusio...

Williams, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1910

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Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...