Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1905

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Summary

The Board of Regents decided to invite Mr. Charles Lang Freer to exhibit parts of his art collection in Washington in order for the Regents and members of Congress to view them before making a decision about accepting the gift. Includes a copy of a letter from President Theodore Roosevelt encouraging the Board of Regents to accept Mr. Freer's gift.

Subject

  • Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919
  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • United States President

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Regents Minutes
  • Title 20, Education
  • Board of Regents - Resolutions

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents, Minutes, Volume 3 (Minute book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

December 5, 1905

Topic

  • Art, Asian, Art
  • Art
  • Benefactors
  • Art, American
  • Art museums
  • Secretaries
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Museums
  • Gifts
  • History
  • National Collections
  • Private collections
  • Art--History
  • Art, Asian, Art--Private collections
  • Art, Chinese
  • Art, Japanese
  • Art, Korean
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 4; Page Numbers: 3-6

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