U.S. National Museum Reorganized

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Summary

The United States National Museum is reorganized into three departments: Anthropology headed by W.H. Holmes; Biology with F.W. True as head; and Geology with G.P. Merrill in charge.

Subject

  • Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933
  • Merrill, George P (George Perkins) 1854-1929
  • True, Frederick William 1858-1914
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Yochelson, Ellis L. The National Museum of Natural History: 75 Years in the Natural History Building. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985., p. 9
  • Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4., p. 84, 91, 104

Contact information

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

Date

July 1, 1897

Topic

  • Geology
  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • Reorganizations

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