Dept. of Mineral Technology Established
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PrintA Department of Mineral Technology is established in the United States National Museum. Charles D. Walcott, Director of the United States Geological Survey, is curator. This department is established to permit proper direction in the selection of objects relating to this subject at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1905. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1906, p. 32.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Fall, 1904