NMAAHC Collection

CTL-E-0774 · Archive · collection · unspecified

Verified evidence grade of this record

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture's collection (est. by Congress 2003; opened Sept 24, 2016): 37,000-45,000 objects; 10,000+ digitized; joint custodian of the JPC archive.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-021; source research type(s): collection. Era not present in source research record(s); marked unspecified pending human review.

Sources

Smithsonian Institution (primary source)

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