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The U.S. Senate passes the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which President James K. Polk signs into law. Provisions of the Organic Act include a “suitable” building with rooms for the “reception and arrangement” of natural history objects, a library, and an art gallery. Other provisions state that all objects of art and natural history belonging to the United States should be transferred to and held within the Smithsonian. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_650
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Monday, August 10, 1846
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9 Stat 102, Legislation establishing the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institutional Archives, Record Unit 7098, Oversize, Neg. # 96-1652 – 96-1660.