Higginbotham Appointed SI Regent

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Summary

Leon A. Higginbotham is appointed to the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents. A citizen member from Pennsylvania, he is the first African American member of the Board of Regents.

Subject

  • Higginbotham, A. Leon (Aloyisus Leon) 1928-
  • Board of Regents
  • Board of Regents

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1972. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1972, p. iv.

Contact information

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

Date

1972

Topic

  • Firsts
  • African Americans

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