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Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Biographical Notices by William Jones Rhees

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Author:
Rhees, William Jones 1830-1907  Search this
Editor:
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896  Search this
Subject:
Dallas, George Mifflin 1792-1864  Search this
Fillmore, Millard 1800-1874  Search this
Taney, Roger Brooke 1777-1864  Search this
Chase, Salmon Portland  Search this
Waite, Morrison R (Morrison Remick) 1816-1888  Search this
Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877  Search this
Garfield, James A (James Abram) 1831-1881  Search this
Sherman, William T (William Tecumseh) 1820-1891  Search this
Bancroft, George 1800-1891  Search this
Gray, Asa 1810-1888  Search this
Agassiz, Louis 1807-1873  Search this
Welling, James C (James Clarke) 1825-1894  Search this
Fuller, Melville Weston 1833-1910  Search this
Board of Regents  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Chancellor of the Smithsonian Board of Regents  Search this
Physical description:
pp. 80-114
Date:
1897
Category:
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Notes:
Also includes portraits of Chancellors George Mifflin Dallas, Millard Fillmore, Roger Brooke Taney, Salmon Portland Chase, Morrison Remick Waite, and Melville Weston Fuller, Regents Robert Dale Owen, James Abram Garfield, William Tecumseh Sherman, George Bancroft, Asa Gray, Louis Agassiz and James Clarke Welling.
Summary:
An alphabetical listing of 129 Regents with state affiliation, dates of appointment, and, if applicable, reelection, dates and places of birth, education, military experience and prominent positions held.
Contained within:
The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of its First Half Century (Book)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Biography  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. De Vinne Press
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3469