Div. of Mineralogy & Petrology Established

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Summary

The Division of Mineralogy and Petrology of the Department of Geology is established in the United States National Museum. Previously it was known as the Division of Mineralogy.

Subject

  • United States National Museum Division of Mineralogy and Petrology
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Mineralogy
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4., p. 81

Contact information

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

Date

1911

Topic

  • Mineralogy
  • Reorganizations
  • United States National Museum

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