36 10 490 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d4eea9b1f8cea10ad4503cfa80060783.jpg 7321a4aba72926246aa3a8f969383a55 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 800 Height 621 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/754f82cc838237098a1b62f0f8bfee79.jpg 313963aea9b65b07f4a5e2e6615a2ece Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 800 Height 501 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Environmental Disaster Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 18650124 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fire in the Smithsonian Building Description An account of the resource The original <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Institution Building</a>, often called the Smithsonian Castle, caught fire in 1865 when workmen mistakenly installed a stovepipe in the building wall. The building was poorly fireproofed and the fire kindled unnoticed within the walls for several days. When it erupted, it destroyed the lecture hall, apparatus room, Board of Regent's room, Secretary's office, the Picture Gallery, and all the priceless artifacts they housed. The main room of the museum and the library were saved. The Castle was rebuilt beginning in spring 1867 and fireproofed throughout. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archive. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/smokin%E2%80%99-smithsonian">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/24/1865 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 design & monuments museums https://mallhistory.org/files/original/bbd3b89dee19a9ace942855255e9395f.jpg c54f35283e077721e2bf3d46b74dbe0b Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 18021028 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First Execution in Washington: James McGirk Description An account of the resource <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/409">James McGirk</a>, also spelled McGurk, was hanged on October 28, 1802, near the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a> in the same area today occupied by the statues of Presidents <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/13">Garfield</a> and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/21">Grant</a>. He was the first person executed in the District of Columbia. In April 1802, McGirk was convicted of having beaten his wife to death shortly after she delivered stillborn twins; newspapers speculated that his repeated physical abuse may have contributed to the infants' death. Appeals to President Jefferson by McGirk and his lawyer for a stay of execution were unsuccessful. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/28/1802 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington Federalist ghost mall politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/8cd8393651780418ded952057f75e9d5.gif 1f0f645f78451c909ca5dd192abc7233 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Engraving from The History of England by Paul de Rapin -Thoyras. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 531090 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 18140824 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burning of Public Buildings, War of 1812 Description An account of the resource After defeating American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814, British troops under the command of Rear Admiral George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross entered Washington, intent on destroying government property. First Lady Dolley Madison fled the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a> at the last moment but managed to save important documents and, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/112">with the help of slaves and servants, a portrait of George Washington</a>. The British set fire to the White House, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/320">the Capitol</a>, the Navy Yard, and other public buildings. The destruction of the federal city was devastating to the American people, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/327">Congress debated relocating the capital city</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/531090">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/24-25/1814 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 military history politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/a60729650076a880aa2ba40b725d6c4b.jpg f6ecc84fd6b12158489111a7aed6085b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 2497 Height 1908 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Made of solid granite, the monument depicts the Mountain of Despair out of which the Stone of Hope has been cut. The figure of Dr. King has been carved from the Stone, standing in quiet reflection. The gap left within the Mountain allows the visitor a clear view of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, connecting King's work to secure freedom for all to the legacy of the founding fathers. Around the memorial there is a wall of quotes, representing Dr. King’s ideals of hope, democracy and love, flanking the Mountain of Despair and encircling the Stone of Hope. URL http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/index.htm Type The nature or genre of the resource Memorials Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Description An account of the resource The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated on the 48th anniversary of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/190">March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom</a>, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. King's college fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha originally proposed a memorial to the civil rights leader on the Mall in 1984; a dozen years later in 1996, Congress approved a joint resolution authorizing the project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Master Lei Yixin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/28/2011 (Dedicated) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000-present Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Park Service civil rights design & monuments politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/79854f3ccf7be9dd73150f0faf1ef02a.jpg 077f4af364b9c9de3ce51e6141c4c896 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 800 Height 402 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Marches and Rallies Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19130303 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Woman Suffragist Parade of 1913 Description An account of the resource Over 5,000 marchers, mostly women, came to Washington, DC, from around the country to participate in the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/240">Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913</a>. They marched down <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/386">Pennsylvania Avenue</a> from near the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capital</a> to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/337">Treasury Building</a>. The mostly male crowd lining the street was hostile to the women and their aim of enfranchisement. Marchers were jeered, shoved, and tripped with police doing little to help. Eventually <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/154">troops from nearby Fort Myer had to be called in for crowd control</a>. Despite setbacks some were able to make it to the grandstand at the Treasury Building to speak. The parade and the crowd’s reaction reinvigorated support for the suffragists. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2005011487/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/03/1913 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f0d84f4b03c11955a117371a23a61c85.jpg fa0e070f4457d852b4f30d4d07f71c4f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maj. R.H. Sylvester Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bain News Service Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 1860 Birthplace Iowa City, Iowa Death Date 12/11/1930 Occupation Law Enforcement Officer Biographical Text Born in Iowa City, Sylvester attended Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, but dropped out before completing his degree to work as a journalist. He came to Washington at age 20 to work as a correspondent for the St. Louis Times. In 1882, he accepted a one-year appointment with the Bureau of Indian affairs, working in Colorado and Utah, and continued to write articles for the St. Louis Times and other newspapers. After Sylvester returned to Washington 1883, he started a new career as chief clerk for the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. He rose through the ranks as a major and then superintendent. He became Chief of Police in 1898, a position he held for seventeen years. During this time, he also served as the first President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Following the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/155">1913 Woman Suffrage Parade</a>, when police failed to protect the marchers from citizen attacks, the city launched an investigation over his and the department’s conduct. Formal charges of official misconduct during the Suffrage Parade were filed against Sylvester by the city in 1915, at which point he resigned. He then became the chief of the protection division, or internal police force, of the duPont manufacturing plants in Delaware during World War I. In 1918, Sylvester’s team uncovered a plot by saboteurs to replace the contents of fire extinguishers at duPont factories with gasoline. Sylvester retired from duPont in 1934 and died three weeks later. First Name for nav purposes Richard Last Name for nav purposes Sylvester Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Richard H. Sylvester Description An account of the resource Sylvester was the Chief of Police in Washington, DC, during the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/155">Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913</a>. The women were harassed by a large crowd of mostly male onlookers. Instead of protecting the marchers, the police failed to intervene and at times joined in on the attacks on the women. Eventually, Sylvester requested help from Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, who authorized US Army troops on horseback from nearby Fort Myer to help with crowd control. In 1915, formal criminal charges were filed against Sylvester for the incident and he resigned from the police force. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2005012958/">View original photograph</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 1890-1919 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard H. Sylvester politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/465bd05b3124492ee2af326eac100462.jpg b272fde7688b948032e723f8dae43123 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 281 Height 420 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/againsttheodds/exhibit/action_on_aids/AIDS_memorial_quilt.cfm https://mallhistory.org/files/original/5bf23bcdb20f0dc7da14895e7dfed946.jpg c3ad3cbda53c15294b9b470e37713d45 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 459 Height 587 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 IPTC String date_created:22.02.2009 IPTC Array a:1:{s:12:"date_created";s:10:"22.02.2009";} Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource English: Free free to use this photo. Just link to the photo page or Greg In Hollywood (http://greginhollywood.com/) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Greg Hernandez Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 10/11/1954 Birthplace West Lafayette, Indiana Occupation Activist Biographical Text Cleve Jones is a activist for AIDS and LGBT rights. He was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. While studying political science at San Francisco State University, Jones worked as an intern in the office of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California. During his internship, Milk was assassinated along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Jones dropped out of school and moved to Sacramento to work as a legislative consultant for members of the state assembly. He returned to San Francisco in 1982 to work in the district office of a state assemblyman. In 1983 he co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. In 1985, during a candlelight memorial vigil for Milk and Moscone, Jones had marchers write the names of loved ones who had died of AIDS on pieces of paper, which were then taped to the side of a federal building. The patchwork of names reminded Jones of a quilt and inspired him to create a quilt memorial to those who had died of AIDS. In 1987, Jones and others created the NAMES Project Foundation, which maintains and displays the quilt. The first time the quilt was publicly displayed was in 1987 on the National Mall. At that time it had 1,920 panels; today it has more than 48,000. Jones has worked with numerous organizations to promote awareness of AIDS and fight for LGBT rights. In 2000, he published an autobiography describing his work with Harvey Milk and the origins of the AIDS Quilt.. He was awarded the White House Champions of Change Award in the spring of 2012. First Name for nav purposes Cleve Last Name for nav purposes Jones Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cleve Jones Description An account of the resource Cleve Jones is a human rights activist who created the idea of a memorial quilt commemorating people who have died of AIDS. The first time the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/182">NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt </a>was displayed was October 11, 1987, when it was laid out in full on the National Mall. At that point it had 1,920 panels. At this display, Jones read out the names of his friends who had died, the start of a list of the names of all memorialized by the quilt. The AIDS quilt has returned to the Mall in 1996 and in 2012, although it is now too large to display all at once. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived NAMES Project Foundation Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1980-1999 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cleve Jones design & monuments museums politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/525fb6734f77fd78ae03b22a1da50195.jpg 0cff14d5967e83237a6b09d1746cfbbc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington. From the original portrait painted by Rembrandt Peale / Drawn on stone by Rembrandt Peale Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pendleton's Lithography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003677109/">View original</a>.  Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1827 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 02/22/1732 Birthplace Westmoreland County, Virginia Death Date 12/14/1799 Occupation Politician Surveyor Military Biographical Text George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Following the ratification of the Constitution, he served as the first President of the United States. He died in 1799, just before the federal government relocated to the capital city which bears his name. Learn more about Washington at the website of his estate, <a href="http://www.mountvernon.org/meet-george-washington">Mount Vernon</a>. First Name for nav purposes George Last Name for nav purposes Washington Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Washington Description An account of the resource Authorized by The Residence Act of 1790 to select a site along the Potomac to be the home of the new national government, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">President George Washington</a> was heavily involved in the planning and development of the new federal city. He chose the area which is now Washington, DC, as the site, insisting that its southern boundary include the city of Alexandria, which was a part of the District of Columbia until 1846. In 1791, he appointed <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/82">Pierre L'Enfant</a> to create a plan for laying out the streets and major buildings. Although L'Enfant technically answered to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/308">Commissioners</a> for the Territory, he sent all of his reports to President Washington. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003677109/">View original image</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Washington building the mall design & monuments https://mallhistory.org/files/original/cb078de0436fbcbedfa8ada8a2c3f659.jpg 63770ab52c13310757e661becb68dadf People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 01/06/1943 Birthplace San Bernardino, California Biographical Text W. Richard West Jr. is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the Southern Cheyenne. His father, Richard "Dick" West, was a prominent Cheyenne painter. An excellent student, West received a BA from the University of Redlands, an MA from Harvard, and a JD from Stanford. As a lawyer, West worked on a wide range of both tribal and non-tribal cases, arguing before state, federal, and tribal courts. In addition to this work, West also served on the board of the American Association of Museums in several capacities beginning in 1992. West was selected as the first Director of the National Museum of the American Indian, which opened in September 2004, and served in this position until 2007. Today, West is the Interim Director of the Textile Museum, located at 2320 S Street NW, Washington, DC. First Name for nav purposes W. Richard Last Name for nav purposes West Occupation Museum administrator Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource W. Richard West Jr. Description An account of the resource Richard West was the founding Director of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/49">National Museum of the American Indian</a>, serving from the museum's opening in 2004 until 2007. West is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and a Peace Chief of the Southern Cheyenne. He has devoted much of his professional and personal life to American Indian cultural, educational, legal, and governmental issues. West supported a broad scope for the museum, representing the wide cultural and ethnic diversities of Native Americans, both through historical collections and exhibits and through living history presentations. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000-present Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WRichardWestJr.jpg">View original photograph</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W. Richard West Jr. design & monuments museums https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f1f526ee1c9430388673677c49d9109f.jpg 94bf63a6643ce1bb7352f982ec1d2cfd Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 625 Height 800 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 02/03/1823 Birthplace Reading, Pennsylvania Death Date 08/19/1887 Biographical Text Spencer Baird was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1823. As a teenager, he and his brother William were avid birders and collectors of all types of natural objects. When he completed his studies at Dickinson College in 1840, Baird was already in correspondence with one of the foremost ornithologists of the day, John James Audubon. Baird briefly lived in New York City, where he was supposed to be studying medicine, but actually spent most of his time studying drawing with Audubon. By 1843, he decided to be a professional naturalist and returned to Dickson to teach natural history and serve as curator of the Natural History Cabinet. In 1846 he married Mary Helen Churchill. That same year, he received the first grant ever given by the Smithsonian Institution, which allowed him to explore the natural history of southeastern Pennsylvania. In 1850, Baird accepted a position as first curator and as Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with his family, he brought two railroad cars full of his personal natural history collections to Washington. Baird coordinated the Smithsonian’s exhibits at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was the success of this public exhibition that helped him to convince Congress to fund the construction of a<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/56"> new National Museum</a> as part of the Smithsonian, which had been primarily a scientific research institution. As a specialist in birds and fish, Baird was appointed as the first Commissioner of the<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/316"> United States Fish Commission</a> also located on the National Mall. The Commission’s work included efforts to restock rivers with native fish species and to stabilize fish populations. Seven years later, in 1878, he was elected to serve as the second Secretary of the Smithsonian, following the death of the first Secretary, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/349">Joseph Henry</a>. During Baird’s tenure as Secretary, the National Museum opened, the Bureau of American Ethnology was established, and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/233">Department of Living Animals</a> began showing animals behind the Castle, and later in the new National Zoological Park. Baird retired in 1878 due to illness and died a few months later. First Name for nav purposes Spencer Last Name for nav purposes Baird Occupation Scientist Museum administrator Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Spencer Baird Description An account of the resource Spencer Baird served as the first curator of the Smithsonian Institution and became the second Secretary of the Smithsonian. He worked at the Institution from 1850 until his death in 1887. Baird expanded and strengthened the Smithsonian's collections, and helped the young museum grow into a prominent research and educational organization. Baird devoted his career to caring for the museum's scientific collections and objects associated with the country's founding fathers. When Congress appropriated funds to create a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/56">second museum on the Mall </a>next to the original <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Castle</a>, Baird became its director. In 1878, he was appointed as Secretary of the Smithsonian. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1830-1859 1860-1889 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archive. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_9587">View original</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Spencer Baird museums