https://mallhistory.org/files/original/7a0e82c562225bf73c7bca1ef18177f6.jpg 1ba172914ec1f07f292933bf69254cea Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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 Draft of the Will of James Smithson Description An account of the resource In his will, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/68">James Smithson </a>left his estate to his nephew or his nephew's children. In the event that his nephew died without any children, Smithson's fortune was to go to the United States government for "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men" to be founded in the city of Washington. Smithson's nephew died childless in 1835, meaning that Smithson's fortune of approximately $515,000 was given to the US. Congress disagreed over whether the government should accept Smithson's money. After years of debate, Congress accepted the gift and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/162">established the Smithsonian Institution</a> in 1846. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Smithson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archives, <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_4589">View Original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/23/1826 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 museums