Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1847

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Summary

  • Present: George M. Dallas, William W. Seaton, George Evans, Lewis Cass, Sidney Breese, Robert Dale Owen, William J. Hough, Henry W. Hilliard, Alexander Dallas Bache, Rufus Choate. Also Present: Joseph Henry. The members not present were Roger B. Taney, Joseph G. Totten, Gideon Hawley, Richard Rush, and William C. Preston.
  • Mr. Bache moved to reconsider the vote on the resolution regarding the publication of the plans for the building which was postponed for later consideration. The chancellor presented a letter from Peter Gorman stating prices for which he would provide stone for the building, a letter from John B. Glover offering to furnish marble for the price of its cost, a letter from John Haviland and other architects "remonstrating against the inequality of premiums awarded" to the architects and the sum appropriated for the plan publication, and a bill for the expenses of Isaiah Rogers in his architectural plan preparation. Mr. Bache presented a letter from C.F. Hagedorn, Consul of Bavaria, giving details of a library for sale in Munich. Mr. Evans then offered a resolution regarding the appointment of an assistant secretary which was postponed for later consideration. The board then adjourned to meet at 10:00 AM the following day.

Subject

  • Cass, Lewis
  • Seaton, William Winston 1785-1866
  • Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
  • Breese, Sidney 1800-1878
  • Dallas, George Mifflin 1792-1864
  • Hough, William Jervis 1795-1869
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Hilliard, Henry W (Henry Washington) 1808-1892
  • Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877
  • Evans, George 1797-1867
  • Haviland, John 1792-1852
  • Rogers, Isaiah 1800-1869
  • Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
  • Glover, John B
  • Gorman, Peter
  • Hagedorn, C. F
  • Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870
  • Rush, Richard 1780-1859
  • Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864
  • Preston, William C. 1794-1860
  • Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-1864
  • Board of Regents
  • Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)
  • Board of Regents Committee on Buildings
  • Smithsonian Institution Building Early History
  • Board of Regents Executive Committee
  • Board of Regents Special Committee

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 1847/01/30 Regents Minutes
  • Board of Regents - Minutes of Meetings, 1846-

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents Vol. 1 (Bound volume)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1879
  • January 30, 1847

Topic

  • Design
  • Metamorphic rocks
  • Architects
  • Architecture
  • Building, Stone
  • Libraries
  • Regents
  • Architectural design
  • Marble

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page numbers: 31-32

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