Museum of History and Technology and Museum of Natural History Created from USNM

Summary

The United States National Museum is split into two administrative subdivisions: the Museum of History and Technology [departments of Science and Technology, Arts and Industries, Civil History, and Armed Forces History] and the Museum of Natural History [departments of anthropology, zoology, botany, geology]. Under this new organizational setup, the old department of engineering and industries, and the department of history are abolished.

Subject

• National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
• National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• United States National Museum

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. 22, 96-97
• Yochelson, Ellis L. The National Museum of Natural History: 75 Years in the Natural History Building. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985., p. 10
• Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1958, p. 43

Contact information

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

Date

July 1, 1957

Topic

• History of Technology
• Natural History
• Name Changes
• Museums
• Management
• Reorganizations
• Natural history
• Management--Museums

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