Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§21306 Historical Collections
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 213 — AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION › § 21306
Summary
The Regents can let the corporation deposit historical items at Smithsonian/National Museum and set rules.
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Title 36, §21306
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may allow the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other historical material in the Smithsonian Institution or the National Museum on conditions and under regulations the Regents prescribe.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2130636:20 (last sentence).Jan. 4, 1889, ch. 20, (last sentence), 25 Stat. 640. The words “historical material” are substituted for “material for history” for clarity. The words “at their discretion” are omitted as unnecessary.
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36 U.S.C. § 21306
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102