Grant Memorabilia Deposited in USNM

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Summary

The United States Congress orders the Grant medals and objects of value and art be deposited in the National Museum. In addition, the collection of memorabilia presented to General Ulysses S. Grant was given to the United States as a deed of trust.

Subject

  • Grant, Ulysses S (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885
  • United States National Museum
  • United States President
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897, p. 360, 840.
  • 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. 1009-1011.

Contact information

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

Date

August 5, 1886

Topic

  • Acquisitions
  • Art
  • Awards
  • Museums
  • National Collections
  • Art objects
  • Museums--Acquisitions

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