Amer. Indian Museum Legislation Introduced

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Summary

Identical bills providing for an American Indian memorial and museum building are introduced to the Senate (S. 3953) and House (H.R. 16313). Secretary Charles D. Walcott urges that such a museum be put under the custody of the Smithsonian.

Subject

  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1912, p. 127-128

Contact information

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

Date

1912

Topic

  • Law
  • Architecture
  • Historians
  • Secretaries
  • Ethnology
  • Museums
  • Buildings
  • Indians of North America--Museums
  • Legislation

Place

North America

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