Funds for Collections & Renovations to SIB
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PrintUnited States Congress' appropriation for the preservation of government collections increases to $15,000. An additional $10,000 is appropriated for completion of the hall required for the collections. On May 18, Congress also appropriated $5,000 to properly fit-up, in a fire proof manner, vacant appartments in the Smithsonian Institution Building for distribution and exhibition of government collections of natural history, geology, and mineralogy.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 10, 1872