Honorable mention, National Council on Public History Book Award Outstanding Academic
Title, Choice In 1994, when the National Air and Space Museum announced plans to display …

The Smithsonian Institution has been America's museum since 1846. What do its vast
collections--from the ruby slippers to a piece of Plymouth Rock, first ladies' gowns to …

Although the Smithsonian Institution has grown to be over a hundred years old, no full length
account of its various collections and fascinating activities had ever been written before Mr …

The Smithsonian Institution has grown and prospered since the first edition of this book
appeared in 1970, and Paul Oehser's revised edition is badly needed. New and expanded …

I HAVE VERY PLEASANT AND NOSTALGIC MEMORIES of Saturday mornings spent
visiting the Ipswich Natural History Museum in Suffolk County, England. There were the …

summary Dedicated to the art of the United States, the Smithsonian American Art Museum
contains works by more than 7,000 artists and is widely regarded as an invaluable resource …

In her illuminating and dramatic biography The Stranger and the Statesman, New York
Times bestselling author Nina Burleigh reveals a little-known slice of history in the life and …

Why is the Smithsonian more than the" Nation's Attic?" Or more than a museum complex? As
Wilton S. Dillon shows, the Smithsonian came to be the institution we know today under the …

summary Since its founding in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” the
Smithsonian Institution has been an important feature of the American cultural landscape. In …

This article offers opinions critical of the Smithsonian's changed philosophy and recent
approach to presenting exhibits in museums that the author claims no longer strive for …