Goode, 1897, page 834, gives the date as April 6, which is the date of the Board of Regents meeting at which Secretary Joseph Henry reported the lecture series had been given. Goode, George Brown, ed.

This article concerns the background and controversy surrounding a series of abolition lectures given at the Smithsonian by the Washington Lecture Association (WLA) from December 1861 to April 1862.

The celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian continues into the new year, as does our determination to foster an increased sense of "public ownership" of the Institution and to make it ...

The Smithsonian Associates — a division of the Smithsonian Institution — offers educational and cultural experiences to people of all ages in the Washington, DC area. Each year The Smithsonian ...