Marsh Collection Deposited in LC & Corcoran

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Summary

Following the fire in the Smithsonian Building on January 24, 1865, the Institution's collection of prints and engravings, purchased from George Perkins Marsh, are deposited in the Library of Congress and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (along with other paintings) for safekeeping.

Subject

  • Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • Library of Congress)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1900. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1901, p. 18.

Contact information

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

Date

1865

Topic

  • Acquisitions
  • Art
  • Fire
  • Museums
  • Interagency Transfers
  • Art objects
  • Museums--Acquisitions
  • Fires

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