Lyons, Claire L., and Lawrence Gustave Desmond. “Foreword”. Yucatan through her eyes: Alice Dixon Le Plongeon, Writer and Expeditionary Photographer., University of New Mexico, 2009, p. xiii - xx.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Natalie Clifford Barney | Alice Barney was involved in the design and development of Studio House, which had intricately carved wooden balconies, tiled floors, large stained-glass windows, and stages for performances. She took up residence there, hosting art exhibitions... |
| Reception | Alice Dixon Le Plongeon | Considering women who wrote collaboratively with their spouses in the nineteenth century, Claire L. Lyons
has judged ADLP
's writing to be by far the most intellectually ambitious. |
Timeline
17 December 1835: The late James Smithson's proposed £100,000...
Building item
17 December 1835
The late James Smithson
's proposed £100,000 gift to found the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, DC, was made public in a message to Congress from President Andrew Jackson
.
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20
Hafertepe, Kenneth. America’s Castle: The Evolution of the Smithsonian Building and Its Institution, 1840-1878. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.
xxi, 1
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
20, 22, 25-9
Oehser, Paul H. Sons of Science: The Story of the Smithsonian Institution and its Leaders. Greenwood Press, 1968.
17, 24
10 August 1846: The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and...
Building item
10 August 1846
The £100,000 bequest of English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson
(announced on 17 December 1835) established the Smithsonian Institution
, Washington, DC.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
314
17 December 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright of Ohio completed...
Building item
17 December 1903
Orville
and Wilbur Wright
of Ohio completed their historic flight (the world's first powered, sustained, controlled aeroplane flight) with Flyer I at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
158
Guardian Weekly.
(30 March-5 April 2000): 22
Texts
Goode, G. Brown, editor. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of its First Half Century. Smithsonian Institution, 1897.