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Guide to the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 1996
The Smithsonian Institution Relief Association was a voluntary organization of Smithsonian employees begun in 1885 to give assistance to its members, especially through payment of death benefits. The Association was disbanded in 1944 because of declining membership.
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