Smithsonian Archives Established
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PrintSmithsonian Chief Clerk William Jones Rhees is named Keeper of the Archives and given responsibility to care for the historic records of the Institution.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution, Number 5. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996, p. 370.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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