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BUREAU OP THE BUDGET 
WASHINGTON 
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 
Nov 16 1937 
Dr. C. G. Abbot, 
Secretary, Smithsonian 
Institution, 
Washington, D. C. 
My dear Dr. Abbot: 
The estimates of appropriations submitted by you for 
the fiscal year 1939 pursuant to Budget Circular No. 343, 
dated June 10, 1937, together with the hearing of representa¬ 
tives of your Institution appearing before the Committee of 
the Bureau of the Budget, have been given careful considera¬ 
tion. 
The amount which has been determined for inclusion in 
the 1939 Budget' for the Smithsonian Institution is $1,081,165 
distributed by appropriation titles as follows: 
General Administrative Expenses .$36,330 
International Exchanges... 44,600 
American Ethnology .. 58,730 
Astrophysical Observatory. 30,850 
Maintenance and Operation, 
National Museum .. 139,000 
Preservation of Collections .609,380 
National Collection of Fine Arts . 34,275 
Printing and Binding . 68,000 
Interest Account... 60,000 
There is enclosed herewith a schedule of approved changes 
in appropriation text for the 1939 Budget. 
It will be appreciated if, not later than November 18, 1937, 
a representative of your office personally will revise the sched¬ 
ules" of obligations previously submitted with your 1939 estimates 
so as to conform to the amounts above indicated. The schedules 
are now in the Financial Records Division of the Bureau of the 
Budget, Room Number 230, Treasury Building. 
Very truly yours, 
(Signed) D. W. Bell 
Enclosure: Acting Director. 
Schedule of changes in text. 
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