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Item Information     Who else has...     Davis, E. H.     Henry, Joseph,     Squier, E. G.     American Ethnological Society     International Exchange Service (IES)     Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Publication)     Exchanges, Literary and scientific     Anthropology     Archaeology     Copyright     Fires     Firsts     Inaugural Edition     Major Events in Smithsonian History     Professional associations     Museum publications     Scientific illustration     Serial publications

First Volume of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Published   Catalog:  Chronology of Smithsonian History Title:  First Volume of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge Published Date:  December 1, 1848 Summary:  The first volume of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge is published and distributed. It consists of the study "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley," comprising the results of Extensive Original Surveys and Explorations," by E. G. Squier and E. H. Davis. It is illustrated by 48 lithographic plates and 207 wood engravings. The manuscript was submitted to Secretary Joseph Henry on May 15, 1847, who then requested that members of the American Ethnological Society review it. They quickly sent favorable reviews. Henry reports that the publication quality of the volume compares with any publication ever issued from the American press and decides against copyrighting this or any Smithsonian publications. The first volume of Contributions would be distributed to learned societies in approximately 25 foreign countries. Citation:  Moyer, Albert. Joseph Henry: The Rise of an American Scientist. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997, p. 270. Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897, p. 834. Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1848. Washington, D.C.: Tippin and Streeper, 1849, p. 11. Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1878. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1879, p. 23-24. Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1881. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883, p. 711-712. Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution. 30th Cong., 1st Sess., January 6, 1848. S. Rept. 23, p. 185-188. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1848. Year:  1848 Notes:  Image is cover of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, volume 1, Smithsonian Institution Archives, negative number SIA2011-0512. This publication can be found at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9042162. For correspondence from members of the American Ethnological Society who reviewed the work, see http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8896851. For a list of countries and the number of learned societies in each to which the volume was distributed, see http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8891577. The Smithsonian's annual report for 1878 (page 24) states that the wood cuts used in printing this volume were destroyed in the Smithsonian Institution Building fire of 1865. Digital Reference:  Subject:  Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888 Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888 American Ethnological Society International Exchange Service (IES) Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge (Publication) Exchanges, Literary and scientific Anthropology Archaeology Copyright Fires Firsts Inaugural Edition Major Events in Smithsonian History Professional associations Museum publications Scientific illustration Serial publications Contact Information:  Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu Copy/Holding information Catalog   Chronology of Smithsonian History Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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