Boggs Appointed Regent

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Summary

Rep. Corrine (Lindy) Boggs is appointed to the Board of Regents, the first woman appointed to the Board. She succeeds Rep. Sidney Yates who resigned his seat on the Board. She resigns in 1978.

Subject

  • Boggs, Lindy 3/13/1916-7/27/2013
  • Yates, Sidney Richard 1909-
  • Board of Regents
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Torch, 4/1977, p. 1
  • Torch, 9/1978, p. 1
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1977, p. 7

Contact information

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

Date

March 4, 1977

Topic

  • Women
  • Firsts

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