Annual Funding for Government Collections

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Summary

In addition to the annual congressional appropriation of $4,000, for preservation of government collections from exploring and surveying expeditions, the United States Congress authorizes an additional $6,000 to aid in distribution of collections, and for construction of additional cases for collections retained by the government.

Subject

  • United States Exploring Expedition (USEE)
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

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. 627.

Contact information

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

Date

March 2, 1861

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Expenditures, Public
  • National Collections

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