NY Supreme Court Rules Cooper Union for Smithsonian
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PrintAfter a judicial review of the Smithsonian Institution/ Cooper Union Museum agreement, the Supreme Court of the State of New York rules that the transfer of the Cooper Union Museum to the Smithsonian could be accomplished and that the museum was legally an entity within the Smithsonian Institution. On July 1, 1968 the Smithsonian takes over the Cooper Union and the museum is renamed the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1968. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1968, p. 21.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 14, 1968