Hindle Resigns as Director, NMHT
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PrintBrooke Hindle resigns as Director of the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), effective June 1, 1978. He served as Director from February 1, 1974, succeeding Daniel Boorstin, who became Librarian of Congress. Otto Mayr, chair of the museum's Department of History of Science, is subsequently appointed Acting Director.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Torch, 11/1977, p. 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 1, 1978
Washington (D.C.)