Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1921

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Summary

Discussion and review of letters concerning the financial condition of the Freer Bequest and Funds, particularly the inheritance tax levied by the State of Michigan and the option of taking out a loan to pay the tax and avoid selling shares of the Parke, Davis and Company stock.

Subject

  • Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919
  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • Board of Regents
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • 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 5 (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 8, 1921

Topic

  • Museum finance
  • Art museums
  • Finance
  • Construction (Buildings)
  • Gifts
  • Wills
  • Bequest

Place

Michigan

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 504-505

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