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[[underlined]] The Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Elizabeth II [[/underlined]]

Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her Silver Jubilee coinciding with her birthday on June 15, 1977. It has been suggested that the Smithsonian Institution take part in developing an appropriate recognition in the United States in cooperation with the English Speaking Union and the Pilgrims.

In this connection the Cooper-Hewitt Museum plans to open a special exhibition including their own original drawings and plans for the Pavilion at Brighton as well as objects being loaned by Buckingham Palace and the trustees of the Pavilion. In connection with this exhibition, the Museum is planning a benefit Silver Jubilee ball.

Over the last century, a number of members of the British Royal family have visited the United States. Their coming has led to the acquisition by Smithsonian museums of a small but representative group of objects which, in one way or the other, celebrated these visits. It is planned that a small exhibition will be organized in a gallery of the Museum of History and Technology to open sometime prior to the official start of the Jubilee Celebrations in England.