The Hungerford Deed
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published
- Wed 20 Apr 2022
- Episode Link
- https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_69_e2f10261-4c7a-4653-8f4d-e73e25e5b3bd&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.si.edu%2FSmithsonianSidedoor
When a 200-year-old legal document anonymously arrived at his office, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives conservator William Bennett assumed it would be full of boring legal jargon. Instead, he found a juicy tale of family betrayal that would forever change what we thought we knew about the founding of the Smithsonian.
Speakers:
William Bennett, conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Archives
Social: @rwilliab (Instagram), @SirWilliamB (Twitter)
Heather Ewing, author of The Lost World of James Smithson, and Associate Dean at New York Studio School
Social: @HPealeEwing
Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large
