Letter from William deC. Ravenel to President Woodrow Wilson
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Object Details
- Author
- Ravenel, William deC
- Subject
- Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924
- United States National Museum
- United States Bureau of War Risk Insurance
- Natural History Building
- Administrative Assistant in charge of the United States National Museum
- Category
- Historic Images of the Smithsonian
- The Bureau of War Risk Insurance was founded in 1914 by the United States Congress to ensure the availability of marine insurance during World War I. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance was established within the Treasury Department to provide insurance policies and pay claims to sailors during World War I.
- Summary
- Letter from William deC. Ravenel, Administrative Assistant to Secretary Walcott, to President Woodrow Wilson informing him of the approval by the Committee of the Board of Regents for the Natural History Building closure and ithe use of space in the exhibition halls by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
- Contained within
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 192, Box 194, Folder: 1
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- July 15, 1918
- 20th century
- Standard number
- SIA2014-06992
- Restrictions & Rights
- No restrictions
- Type
- Letters (correspondence)
- Paper
- Physical description
- Number of Images: 1 Color: Color Size: 8.5w x11h Type of Image: Letters Medium: Paper
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- World War, 1914-1918
- Record ID
- siris_sic_14244
- Metadata Usage (text)
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