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Congress Orders Statement of Expenditures

Catalog Data

Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
International Exchange Service (IES)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Date:
October 2, 1888
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897, p. 840.
Rhees, William Jones. The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 1267.
Summary:
The United States Congress orders the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to submit at the beginning of each session a detailed statement of expenditures, under appropriations for "International Exchanges," "North American Ethnology," and the "National Museum."
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Exchanges, Literary and scientific  Search this
Management  Search this
Annual Reports  Search this
Expenditures, Public  Search this
Finance  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
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