Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1853

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Summary

  • Present: John W. Maury, James A. Pearce, Robert M. Charlton, William F. Colcock, James Meacham, Richard Rush, Joseph G. Totten. Also Present: Joseph Henry, William W. Seaton, Washington Irving. Members not present were Roger B. Taney, James M. Mason, Graham N. Fitch, Alexander Dallas Bache, Rufus Choate, and Gideon Hawley.
  • In the absence of the Chancellor, on the motion of Mr. Rush, Mr. Pearce took the chair. The Building Committee submitted their report which was read and adopted. The Secretary presented the report and final decision of James Renwick which was read and on the motion of General Totten referred to the Building Committee. The plans for finishing the interior of the centre building by Captain B.S. Alexander, U.S. Corps of Engineers, were presented and approved. On the motion of General Totten, two resolutions were adopted to accept the plans of B.S. Alexander and that B.S. Alexander will supervise the execution of his plan. The Treasurer, William W. Seaton, presented the details of expenditure which were referred to the Executive Committee. The Secretary presented his report of operations of the Institution for the past year. The Board then adjourned to Friday evening next, 28th instant, at 7 1/2 o'clock.

Subject

  • Charlton, Robert Milledge
  • Colcock, William Ferguson
  • Fitch, Graham Newell
  • Mason, James Murray
  • Seaton, William Winston 1785-1866
  • Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-1864
  • Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870
  • Pearce, James Alfred
  • Maury, John Walker
  • Alexander, B. S (Barton Stone) 1819-1878
  • Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Irving, Washington 1783-1859
  • Renwick, James 1818-1895
  • Rush, Richard 1780-1859
  • Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864
  • Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
  • Meacham, James C
  • Regents Smithsonian Institution
  • Board of Regents Committee on Buildings
  • Board of Regents
  • Board of Regents Executive Committee
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 1853/01/22 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, 900 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1879
  • January 22, 1853

Topic

Construction (Buildings)

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page numbers: 426-427

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