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Author:
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Subject:
Switzer, George S  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Winston, Edna (Fleishmann)  Search this
Summerfield, Arthur E (Arthur Ellsworth) 1899-1972  Search this
United States Postal Service  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Mineral Sciences  Search this
National Collections  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 9.5w x 7.63h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
November 10, 1958
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
The package containing the Hope Diamond is presented to Smithsonian Secretary Dr. Leonard Carmichael. The donor, Harry Winston, shipped the diamond through the regular United States Postal Service via first-class mail; the postage cost him $2.44, plus $142.85 for $1 million dollars worth of insurance. Pictured from left to right: Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield, Mrs. Edna Winston, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Dr. George Switzer, and Mr. Sinclair of the National Museum of Natural History's minerology department. Dr. George Switzer was an American mineralogist who is credited with expanding the Smithsonian Institution's famed National Gem and Mineral Collection by acquiring the Hope Diamond for the Museum in 1958. Switzer made the arrangements when renowned New York City jeweler Harry Winston decided to donate the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 11
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Hope diamond  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Gifts  Search this
Gems  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-0337 and MP-60B
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12323