Cosmos Club Is Organized
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PrintOrganizational meeting of the Cosmos Club takes place at the home of John Wesley Powell. On Dec. 13, the Cosmos Club is incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. At a meeting held Jan. 6, 1879, in the Club rooms in the Corcoran building, bylaws, rules, regulations and dues will be adopted.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Washburn, Wilcomb E. The Cosmos Club of Washington, A Centennial History 1878-1978. Washington: Cosmos Club. 1978., p. 15, 20-21
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
November 16, 1878