Varden Collection Transferred to National Institution
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PrintThe art collection of John Varden is transferred to the care of "The National Institution for the Promotion of Science." A year later, the society is incorporated and becomes the National Institute. Its duty is to collect and display objects of natural history and the fine arts.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Holmes, William H. Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, p. 2
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