Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Civil History Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1968
1968-1985
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
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Richard Hubbard Howland was appointed Special Assistant to the Secretary, 1968. Howland was formerly Chairman of the Department of Civil History, Museum of History and Technology. His primary duty as Special Assistant to the Secretary was to oversee the restoration of the Smithsonian Institution Building to its original nineteenth-century ambience. Howland continued in the position until his retirement in 1985.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Search this
