To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.


Bequest (1829) with which the Smithsonian Institution was established (1846)

James Smithson Quotes

To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.

To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.

To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.

To found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.