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Henry, Mary Anna
Last modified:
2012-08-09 05:50 PM
Date of Birth (not before):
1834-01-01
Date of Birth (not after):
1834-12-31
Date of Death (not before):
1903-04-10
Date of Death (not after):
1903-04-10
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Smithsonian Institution Building
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Relationship updated: 2011-07-28 02:20 PM
Dates:
Place information: The Smithsonian Institution was begun by architect James Renwick, Jr., in 1847. The exterior work was completed in 1851. This building served as a home for the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Joseph Henry and his family and for many years housed all aspects of Smithsonian operations.
Relationship information: Mary Henry, the daughter of the Institution's first Secretary, lived in the building throughout the Civil War period which she wrote about in her diaries. She worked in the News Boys Association and did volunteer work and benefits for wounded soldiers.
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Armory Square Hospital Gazette
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