National Collection Funding Increased

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Summary

The United States Congress increases its annual appropriation to the Smithsonian for the preservation and exhibition of the national collections to $10,000, and appropriates an additional $10,000 toward the completion of the hall required for government collections. Secretary Joseph Henry sees it as a significant move toward providing for the independent support of the National Museum.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • United States National Museum
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1870, p. 13
  • Rhees, William Jones. The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 686

Contact information

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

Date

July 15, 1870

Topic

  • Policies
  • Finance
  • Secretaries
  • Expenditures, Public
  • National Collections

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