Smithsonian Journal Of History Set Of Three Issues 1960s

Three issues included in this auction.

Summer 66 vol 1 #2

Winter 66/67 vol 1 #4

Spring 67 vol 2 #1

Historical Note

The Smithsonian Journal of History was an 8 1/2" x 11" scholarly quarterly specializing in illustrated articles. The Journal had its inception in the 1964 meetings of the Association of Curators. A proposal by Walter F. Cannon won financial support in the sum of $30,500 from the Secretary in December 1964. The first issue published was Spring 1966. Although an additional $40,000 was budgeted for the Journal's operation in January 1967, financial and schedule problems resulted in termination of the Journal after publication of the Winter 1968-1969 issue. Each issue was composed of two sections. Articles were contributed by professional historians and were not limited to any particular subject, area of interest, nation, or time period. The average article ran 10,000 words and included 12 illustrations. The "Notes and Queries" section of each issue carried notes of important research programs, museum acquisitions, and exhibits at the Smithsonian and at other historical museums. This section also printed requests for information about important or unusual objects. Before termination, 12 issues of The Smithsonian Journal of History had been published, winning critical acclaim from the scholarly world.