Dept. of Engineering and Industries Created

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Summary

The Department of Arts and Industries in the United States National Museum is renamed the Department of Engineering and Industries and assumes curatorial custody of collections in the areas of engineering, textiles, medicine, and graphic arts, including photography.

Subject

United States National Museum Dept. of Engineering and Industries

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4., p. 96

Contact information

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

Date

1938

Topic

Name Changes

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