Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institutio Press, 1983, p. 96.
Summary:
From 1920 to 1948, the Division of History functions as an independent curatorial office within the United States National Museum and is responsible for political, naval, and military history objects as well as stamps, coins, and medals.