United States National Museum

Museum housing the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, 1850-1969.
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United States National Museum

Summary

United States National Museum is a national museum[1].

Key Facts

  • United States National Museum's field of work was collections management[2].
  • United States National Museum is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • United States National Museum is in the country of United States[4].
  • United States National Museum's instance of is recorded as national museum[5].
  • United States National Museum's instance of is recorded as division[6].
  • United States National Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Smithsonian Institution Building[7].
  • United States National Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Arts and Industries Building[8].
  • United States National Museum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119551564[9].
  • United States National Museum's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[10].
  • United States National Museum's archives at is recorded as Smithsonian Institution Archives[11].
  • +1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United States National Museum[12].
  • United States National Museum was dissolved in +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • United States National Museum's location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
  • United States National Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[15].
  • United States National Museum's significant event is recorded as reorganization[16].
  • United States National Museum's described at URL is recorded as https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217957[17].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Spencer Fullerton Baird[18].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as George Brown Goode[19].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Charles Doolittle Walcott[20].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Richard Rathbun[21].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as William de Chastignier Ravenel[22].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Alexander Wetmore[23].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Remington Kellogg[24].
  • United States National Museum's director / manager is recorded as Frank A. Taylor[25].
  • United States National Museum's replaced by is recorded as National Museum of Natural History[26].

Body

Founding

+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United States National Museum[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].

Identity

United States National Museum's official name is recorded as it[27]. Its part of is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[10].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Spencer Fullerton Baird[18], George Brown Goode[19], Charles Doolittle Walcott[20], Richard Rathbun[21], William de Chastignier Ravenel[22], and Alexander Wetmore[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Smithsonian Institution Building[7], an administrative building[28], in United States[29], founded in 1849[30] and Arts and Industries Building[8], a museum[31], in United States[32]. United States National Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Institution[15].

Industry

United States National Museum's field of work was collections management[2].

Dissolution

United States National Museum was dissolved in +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [27] . biodiversitylibrary.org. biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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