Albert H. Small D.C. History Symposium

Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.

Despite objections from preservationists, final approval for the 250-foot-tall monument appears on track for November.

1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.

For the semiquincentennial, the National Mall will be transformed into a midway filled with amusements and concessions; around it, a gleaming new “White City.” Historians have long connected the Gilde...