Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 97-034
United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology
Collection Records, circa 1899 and undated
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of registrar cards that document objects acquired in the Division of Mechanical Technology, United States National Museum prior to 1912, when that Division was known as the Division of Technology reporting to the Department of Anthropology. Some of the cards also date to when Mechanical Technology was a section of the Division of Engineering. The cards primarily include information on objects such as models of locomotives, vessels, and coal mining tools, with earlier dates spanning from 1888 to 1900. In addition there is a notebook of "boats sent to storage," from the year 1899.
Index Terms
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Name
- United States National Museum. Division of Technology
- United States National Museum. Division of Engineering
- United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-034, United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology, Collection Records