Smithsonian Institution Press

publishing arm of the Smithsonian Institution from 1966 to ca. 2005
Organization publishing_house Q87722563
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Smithsonian Institution Press

Summary

Smithsonian Institution Press is a publishing house[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (publishing_house category, ranking #147 of 994).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smithsonian Institution Press is in the country of United States[3].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's instance of is recorded as publishing house[4].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press was followed by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press[5].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6].
  • May 2, 1966 marks the founding of Smithsonian Institution Press[7].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press was dissolved in 2005[8].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[9].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's phone number is recorded as +1-202-287-3738[10].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's short name is recorded as SIP[11].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's exact match is recorded as https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ld/onld/00002248[12].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's fax number is recorded as +1-202-287-3184[13].
  • Smithsonian Institution Press's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher[14].

Body

Founding

May 2, 1966 marks the founding of Smithsonian Institution Press[7].

Identity

Smithsonian Institution Press was followed by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press[5]. Its short name is recorded as SIP[11].

Operations

Smithsonian Institution Press's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[9].

Dissolution

Smithsonian Institution Press was dissolved in 2005[8].

Why It Matters

Smithsonian Institution Press draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (publishing_house category, ranking #147 of 994).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . isni.ringgold.com. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . WorldCat. Retrieved . worldcat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . isni.ringgold.com. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . siarchives.si.edu. Retrieved . siarchives.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    C-span organization id 48676
    Viaf cluster id 144166119
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