Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1847
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- Present: George M. Dallas, William W. Seaton, Sidney Breese, Henry W. Hilliard, Robert Dale Owen, Alexander Dallas Bache, Gideon Hawley, and Joseph G. Totten. Also Present: Joseph Henry. The members not present were Roger B. Taney, James A. Pearce, Lewis Cass, William J. Hough, Rufus Choate, Richard Rush, and William C. Preston.
- The board met in the office of the Vice-President of the United States. The Building Committee presented a report accompanied by their journal of proceedings. The board then adjourned to meet the following Friday at 10:00 AM.
Subject
- Seaton, William Winston 1785-1866
- Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-1864
- Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
- Breese, Sidney 1800-1878
- Dallas, George Mifflin 1792-1864
- Hilliard, Henry W (Henry Washington) 1808-1892
- Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877
- Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870
- Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
- Cass, Lewis
- Hough, William Jervis 1795-1869
- Rush, Richard 1780-1859
- Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864
- Preston, William C. 1794-1860
- Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
- Pearce, James Alfred
- Board of Regents
- Board of Regents Committee on Buildings
- United States. Office of the Vice President
- Board of Regents Special Committee
- Regents Smithsonian Institution
Category
Smithsonian Legal Documents
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- 1847/12/08 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
- December 8, 1847
Topic
Architecture
Form/Genre
Board of Regents
Physical description
Number of pages: 2; Page numbers: 39-40