National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Zoology Search this
Date:
July 31, 1947
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983, p. 50.
Summary:
The Department of Zoology is created as part of a general reorganization of the United States National Museum.