Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes, 1970

Summary

Secretary S. Dillon Ripley reported that a Search Committee for the Directorship of the Freer Gallery has been created. At the first meeting of this committee, the members discussed the need to enlarge the staff of the Gallery, develop a program of scholarly publication, increase temporary exhibitions and strengthen the relations between the Freer Gallery and other parts of the Smithsonian, as well as with the National Gallery of Art, other museums and universities. A mention of the fact that in 1963 it was held that an employee of the Freer Gallery was entitled to certain Federal health benefits. A financial report on the Freer fund and Consolidated fund was presented.

Subject

• Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
• Board of Regents
• Freer Gallery of Art
• National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
• Regents Smithsonian Institution

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

• Regents Minutes
• Title 20, Education
• Board of Regents - Discussions

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents, Minutes, Box 9, Folder 9 (Typescripts)

Contact information

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

Date

May 20, 1970

Topic

• Museum finance
• Art museums
• Education
• Health
• Secretaries
• Finance
• Museums
• Federal Government, Relations with SI
• Art museum directors
• Art museum curators
• Museum publications
• Education, Higher

Form/Genre

Board of Regents

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 19-20

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