Author:

Board of Regents  Search this

Subject:

Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this

Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this

Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art  Search this

Board of Regents  Search this

United States Congress  Search this

United States President  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages: 4; Page Numbers: 3-6

Type:

Board of Regents

Date:

December 5, 1905

Category:

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information:

Regents Minutes

Title 20, Education

Board of Regents - Resolutions

Summary:

The Board of Regents decided to invite Mr. Charles Lang Freer to exhibit parts of his art collection in Washington in order for the Regents and members of Congress to view them before making a decision about accepting the gift. Includes a copy of a letter from President Theodore Roosevelt encouraging the Board of Regents to accept Mr. Freer's gift.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Board of Regents, Minutes, Volume 3 (Minute book)

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Art--History  Search this

Art, Asian, Art--Private collections  Search this

Art, Chinese  Search this

Art, Japanese  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Art, Korean  Search this

Art museums  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Collectors and collecting  Search this

Benefactors  Search this

Gifts  Search this

National Collections  Search this

Secretaries  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_3914