Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1917

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Summary

A summary of the progress of the construction on the building to house the Freer collection. A report and balance sheet for the Freer fund is presented. Also mentioned is that the Secretary of the Treasury has been authorized to cancel the income tax on profit of Mr. Charles Lang Freer's sale of Parke, Davis and Company stock.

Subject

  • Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919
  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Dept. of the Treasury
  • United States. Secretary of the Treasury
  • Parke, Davis and Co

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Regents Minutes
  • Title 20, Education
  • Board of Regents - Financial Reports

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents, Minutes, Volume 4 (Minute book)

Contact information

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

Date

December 13, 1917

Topic

  • Museum finance
  • Art museums
  • Law and legislation
  • Finance
  • Construction (Buildings)
  • Taxation
  • Income tax deductions for charitable contributions
  • Taxation--Law and legislation

Place

United States

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 388-389

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