Centennial Commission Archives to USNM
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PrintThe executive council of the International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia decides to deposit all the archives of the commission in the United States National Museum. Secretary Spencer F. Baird notes that it is most appropriate to house the records in the Museum, since the building itself was erected to receive the exhibition of the United States made at Phialdelphia.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1880