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Introduction
Who Was James Smithson?
Should We Accept Smithson's Bequest? 1835-1838
Pursuing the Smithson Bequest
Laying the Foundations: Early Schools
of Thought
If Not a National University…? Debates, 1838-1846
The Smithsonian Is Created! August 10, 1846
A Building Worthy of Smithson's Gift
A Building Model Becomes a Model Building
for American Colleges
The Smithsonian and the Public Imagination
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