Swearing in of Secretary Leonard Carmichael

Summary

Swearing in of the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian Leonard Carmichael (1953-1964) on January 2, 1953, with (l-r) Regent Robert V. Fleming, Alexander Wetmore (sixth Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1944-1952), Chief Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals Harold M. Stephens, Leonard Carmichael, and Mrs. Pearl Carmichael. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson was unable to attend the ceremony due to a death in his family, so Stephens filled in.

Subject

• Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
• Fleming, Robert Vedder
• Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
• Stephens, Harold M (Harold Montelle)
• Board of Regents

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

• There is a similar print in RU7005 B186 F4, also a close-up of the Carmichaels and Judge Stephens and a print of a larger group.
• "Dr. L. Carmichael Takes Oath As Smithsonian Secretary," Washington Post, January 3, 1953, pg. 7.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7005 Box 186 Folder 4

Contact information

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

Date

1953

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Carmichael, Pearl
• Secretariats
• Secretaries

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Group, candid

ID Number

94-12592

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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