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Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary  Search this
Subject:
Clough, G. Wayne  Search this
Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) 1872-1973  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927  Search this
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Adams, Robert McC (Robert McCormick) 1926-2018  Search this
Heyman, Ira Michael 1930-2011  Search this
Small, Lawrence M  Search this
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this
Horvath, Albert G  Search this
Skorton, David J  Search this
Bunch, Lonnie G  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1846
1846-
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
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Washington Post, September 14, 1999
The Secretary of the Smithsonian, appointed by the Board of Regents, is the Institution's chief executive officer. Secretaries have included Joseph Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer F. Baird, 1878-1887; Samuel P. Langley, 1887-1906; Charles D. Walcott, 1907-1927; Charles G. Abbot, 1928-1944; Alexander Wetmore, 1944-1952; Leonard Carmichael, 1953-1964; S. Dillon Ripley, 1964-1984; Robert McCormick Adams, 1984-1994; Ira Michael Heyman, 1994-2000; Lawrence M. Small, 2000-2007; Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary, 2007-2008; G. Wayne Clough, 2008-2014; Albert G. Horvath, Acting Secretary, 2015; David J. Skorton, 2015-2019; and Lonnie G. Bunch, 2019- .
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Museums--Management  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218077