Letter from Charles D. Walcott to Franklin D. Roosevelt, June 4, 1919

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Summary

Letter from fourth Smithsonian Secretary Charles D. Walcott to future President and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding the appointment of a US National Museum employee to liaise directly with Navy Departments. William deC. Ravenel, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary, is appointed.

Subject

  • Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945
  • Ravenel, William deC
  • United States National Museum
  • United States Navy
  • War Collection

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The US National Museum instituted a significant effort to collect material related to WWI during the war's final years and immediately after the war. These materials were immediately put on prominent display throughout the US National Museum.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 192, Box 194, Folder: 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • June 4, 1919
  • 20th century

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • WW I
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Collectors and collecting

Form/Genre

  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2014-07019

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color Size: 8.5w x11h Type of Image: Letters Medium: Paper

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