Freer Drafts Bequest of Art Collection
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PrintCharles Lang Freer drafts a formal proposal to leave the nation his collection of art. He promises funds to help construct a suitable building.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Biographical Outline: Charles Lang Freer, Founder of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, December 1, 1992, prepared by the Freer Gallery of Art.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
December 27, 1904