National Museum of History and Technology Division of Postal History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of National and Military History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Numismatics Search this
National Museum of History and Technology Division of Political History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Military History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Naval History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Social and National History Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Social and Cultural History Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Place:
United States
Date:
1978
1978-1979
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996
Smithsonian Year, 1977-1979
The Department of National History was created from its predecessor, the Department of National and Military History in 1978. It contained Divisions of Postal History, Numismatics, Naval History, Military History, and Political History. In 1980 the Department was merged into a new Department of Social and National History. Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli served as Chairman of the Department, 1978-1979.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of " above.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
