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Smithsonian Institution: Background, Entities, and Leadership (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 26, 2024
Report Number IF12718
Report Type In Focus
Authors R. Eric Petersen
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Congress created the Smithsonian Institution in 1846, 10 years after it agreed to accept the bequest of James Smithson, an English scientist who died in 1829. Smithson left the bulk of his estate to the United States of America to found at Washington the establishment that bears his name. Today, the Smithsonian is a complex of museum, education, research, and revenue-generating entities primarily located in the Washington, DC, region, with additional facilities and activities across the United States and world. For further consideration of Smithsonian activities, see CRS Report R44370, Smithsonian Institution Museums: Selected Issues for Congress and CRS In Focus IF12719, Smithsonian Institution: Selected Legislation, 118th Congress.