Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution; Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year Ended June 30, 1955

A meticulous snapshot of governance, finance and public purpose at the Smithsonian.A factual, uncompromising institutional record.This Smithsonian annual report for the year ended June 30, 1955 lays out operations, expenditures and the official condition of the institution while offering a clear government operations summary and a rare strand of mid century museum history. Compiled by the Board of Regents, the volume presents institutional financial records alongside procedural notes of Board of Regents proceedings, giving readers access to the decisions that shaped exhibitions, research priorities and staff responsibilities. The account maps debates over public science funding and the practicalities of cultural institution management, framed within the wider currents of 1950s United States history and the daily life of Washington DC institutions. Designed to be both usable and authoritative, it serves as an academic researchers reference, a dependable resource for historians and a readable introduction for curious members of the public exploring the evolution of national museums.Historically, the report is a primary witness to how post-war priorities influenced museums, scholarship and public engagement; its administrative tone is sober but richly informative, and the procedural clarity renders it more than a transaction - it is interpretive evidence about institutional choices and the social ambitions they served. As an academic resource it sits squarely as an academic researchers reference and a recommended addition to any library archival collection or historical document anthology focused on Washington DC institutions and the governance of public knowledge. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are a casual reader intrigued by mid century museum history, an historian tracing threads of public science funding and cultural institution management, or classic-literature collectors seeking period material with archival heft, this edition bridges readability and archival fidelity.