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Summary

Smithsonian Chief Clerk William Jones Rhees is named Keeper of the Archives and given responsibility to care for the historic records of the Institution.

Subject

  • Rhees, William Jones 1830-1907
  • Chief Clerk
  • Keeper of the Archives)
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution, Number 5. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996, p. 370.

Contact information

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

Date

1891

Topic

  • Files (Records)
  • New Programs
  • Management
  • Archives
  • Records
  • Records--Management

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