Baird to Receive Honor from King of Sweden

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Summary

United States Congress approves a measure for the authorization of Secretary Spencer F. Baird to "receive a diploma and medal, constituting him a member of the Norwegian order of St. Olaf, tendered him by the King of Sweden, as a testimonial of distinguished scientific service."

Subject

  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Rhees, William Jones. The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901., p. 789
  • Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 42, p. 789

Contact information

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

Date

June 20, 1878

Topic

  • Awards
  • Secretaries

Place

  • Sweden
  • Norway

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