U.S. National Museum Abolished

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Summary

The United States National Museum as an administrative entity ceases to exist, and the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of History and Technology become separate administrative units.

Subject

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

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Archives and Special Collections of the SmithsonianInstitution Number 4. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983, p. 22.

Contact information

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

Date

1967

Topic

  • Terminations
  • Name Changes
  • Museums
  • Management
  • Reorganizations
  • Management--Museums

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