The Smithsonian Board of Regents elects Alexander Wetmore the sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution on January 12, 1945. A noted ornithologist, he had been associated with the Institution since 1924, when he served for a short time as superintendent of the National Zoological Park. Wetmore serves a seven-year term as Secretary, from January 12, 1945 to December 31, 1952. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_732.