Canfield Mineral Collection Received

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Summary

The Frederick A. Canfield bequest of some 9,000 minerals is received by the Smithsonian Institution, along with a $50,000 endowment for the continued development of the collection.

Subject

  • Canfield, Frederick A (Frederick Alexander) 1849-1926
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1927, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1928, p. 3-4.

Contact information

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

Date

1926

Topic

  • Benefactors
  • Mineralogy
  • Gifts
  • National Collections

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