Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1856

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Summary

  • Present: James A. Pearce, James M. Mason, Richard Rush, Joseph G. and Totten. Also Present: Joseph Henry. Members not present were Roger B. Taney, John T. Towers, Stephen A. Douglas, William H. English, James Meacham, Alexander Dallas Bache, and Gideon Hawley.
  • There being no quorum, the Board adjourned to meet at the call of the Secretary, as soon as the vacancies should be filled by Congress.

Subject

  • English, William Hayden
  • Mason, James Murray
  • Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-1864
  • Towers, John Thomas 1811-1857
  • Hawley, Gideon 1785-1870
  • Pearce, James Alfred
  • Douglas, Stephen Arnold
  • Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Rush, Richard 1780-1859
  • Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864
  • Meacham, James C
  • Regents Smithsonian Institution
  • Board of Regents

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 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 26, 1856

Topic

Board of Regents

Form/Genre

  • Procedures
  • Meeting schedule
  • Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page numbers: 559

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