Bancroft, George (10/03/1800-01/17/1891)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Historian, diplomat
  • Number of Terms: 1

Subject

  • Bancroft, George 1800-1891
  • Board of Regents
  • Citizen Regent

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Regent type

Citizen

State

District of Columbia

Short Legal Citation

18 Stat. (pt. 3) 523 (1875), J. Res. No. 1

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 3. New York: James T. White & Co., 1891. Reprint. Volumes 1-50. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1967-1971; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

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

Date

Regent Tenure: 12/11/1874-03/1878

Topic

  • Diplomacy
  • Diplomats
  • Regents

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Biographies

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