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[[underlined]] State of California Proposal for Smithsonian Western Bureau - Summary [[/underlined]]

The Resources Agency, State of California recently circularized to the Board of Regents a proposal:

"Requesting that the Smithsonian Institution, in conjunction with the State of California, conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a Western Bureau of the Smithsonian Institution at Cal Expo in Sacramento. . ."

The proposal states that ". . . California, in conjunction with various social agencies and private parties, is undertaking to provide for the public an interpretation of the important cultural, technological, environmental, and educational facets of the past, present and future of the western United States . . ."

This interpretive experience would be offered at several sites, located close together in the Sacramento metropolitan area. These, and possible Smithsonian involvement, are described below.

1. [[underlined]] Sutter's Fort [[/underlined]]. State Historic Park, owned and operated by the state. Restoration, reconstruction completed; now staffed, operational.

[[underlined]] Proposed SI involvement [[/underlined]]: Complementary interpretive programs.

2. [[underlined]] State Indian Museum [[/underlined]]. Owned and operated by state. Several thousand artifacts. Construction completed, with room for expansion; staffed and operating.

[[underlined]] Proposed SI Involvement [[/underlined]]. Complementary interpretive programs.