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Collection of Historical & Personal Relics,
Coins, Medals & 
By A. Howard Clark
Assistant Curator, Art & Industry Department

The transfer of the Washington relics to the National Museum by the Department of the Interior in 1883 was the first step in the Museum toward the formation of a special collection of relics of important national events or persons prominent in the history of our country. During the past year the receipt and installation of a large [[strikethrough] collection [[/strikethrough]] number of relics of General