Preliminary program: Bicentennial celebration commemorating the birth of James Smithson, 1965.

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Preliminary program: Bicentennial celebration commemorating the birth of James Smithson, 1965.

Includes information on Smithson Bicentennial programming: session, speaker, exhibition, reception, musical program, and medal presentation lists.

5 pages.

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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...