Federal Government Stops Providing Funds to the Smithsonian
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PrintIn December 1860, Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry writes to a friend that the government has stopped providing its $4,000 annual payment to the Smithsonian for the care of the national museum collections. This important source of income for the Institution is the first segment of the Smithsonian's funds to be affected by the impending Civil War.
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds. The Papers of Joseph Henry, Vol.10, January 1858-December 1865: The Smithsonian Years. Washington, D.C.: Science History Publications, 2004, p. 182-83.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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