In preparation for their annual reports, the curators of the United States National Museum were asked to "Please present any plans which you have in view for the development of your department." After 15 years, the Museum collections continued to grow in number, creating some very practical challenges. Join us in transcribing the Department of Fishes report for 1896-1897 and see what challenges, the head curator was eager to address.
In preparation for their annual reports, the curators of the United States National Museum were asked to "Please present any plans which you have in view for the development of your department." After 15 years, the Museum collections continued to grow in number, creating some very practical challenges. Join us in transcribing the Department of Fishes report for 1896-1897 and see what challenges, the head curator was eager to address.
To learn more about the United States National Museum through its Curators Annual Reports collection, we invite you to browse the finding aid on the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.