Communication from the Board of Regents to the U.S. Congress, House Document 732--43, Fortieth Congress, 1867-1869

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Summary

The Board of Regents submits a request that the Congress provide annual appropriations adequate to care for the national collections that have been placed under the Smithsonian's aegis and to build a hall to adequately display them.

Subject

  • Chase, Salmon Portland
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Board of Regents
  • Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents
  • Chief Justice of the United States
  • United States Congress
  • United States National Museum

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • Title 20, Education
  • Letter

Notes

Salmon P. Chase is Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Joseph Henry is Secretary of the Smithsonian.

Contained within

The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1901
  • 05/01/1868

Topic

  • Secretaries
  • Letters
  • Exhibitions
  • Expenditures, Public
  • National Collections
  • Federal funds

Physical description

Number of pages: 3; Page Numbers: 672-674

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