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Minutes

Extent:
8.70 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) (7 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
1846-1995
Descriptive Entry:
These records are the official minutes of the Board. They are compiled at the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian, who is also secretary to the Board, after approval by the Regents' Executive Committee and by the Regents themselves. The minutes are edited, not a verbatim account of proceedings. For reasons unknown, there are no manuscript minutes for the period from 1857 through 1890; and researchers must rely on printed minutes published in the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution instead. Minutes are transferred regularly from the Secretary's Office to the Archives. Minutes less than 15 years old are closed to researchers. Indexes exist for the period from 1907 to 1946 and can be useful.
Historical Note:
The Smithsonian Institution was created by authority of an Act of Congress approved August 10, 1846. The Act entrusted direction of the Smithsonian to a body called the Establishment, composed of the President; the Vice President; the Chief Justice of the United States; the secretaries of State, War, Navy, Interior, and Agriculture; the Attorney General; and the Postmaster General. In fact, however, the Establishment last met in 1877, and control of the Smithsonian has always been exercised by its Board of Regents. The membership of the Regents consists of the Vice President and the Chief Justice of the United States; three members each of the Senate and House of Representatives; two citizens of the District of Columbia; and seven citizens of the several states, no two from the same state. (Prior to 1970 the category of Citizen Regents not residents of Washington consisted of four members). By custom the Chief Justice is Chancellor. The office was at first held by the Vice President. However, when Millard Fillmore succeeded to the presidency on the death of Zachary Taylor in 1851, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney was chosen in his stead. The office has always been filled by the Chief Justice since that time.

The Regents of the Smithsonian have included distinguished Americans from many walks of life. Ex officio members (Vice President) have been: Spiro T. Agnew, Chester A. Arthur, Allen W. Barkley, John C. Breckenridge, George Bush, Schuyler Colfax, Calvin Coolidge, Charles Curtis, George M. Dallas, Charles G. Dawes, Charles W. Fairbanks, Millard Fillmore, Gerald R. Ford, John N. Garner, Hannibal Hamlin, Thomas A. Hendricks, Garret A. Hobart, Hubert H. Humphrey, Andrew Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, William R. King, Thomas R. Marshall, Walter F. Mondale, Levi P. Morton, Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Theodore Roosevelt, James S. Sherman, Adlai E. Stevenson, Harry S. Truman, Henry A. Wallace, William A. Wheeler, Henry Wilson.

Ex officio members (Chief Justice) have been: Roger B. Taney, Salmon P. Chase, Nathan Clifford, Morrison R. Waite, Samuel F. Miller, Melville W. Fuller, Edward D. White, William Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Harlan F. Stone, Fred M. Vinson, Earl Warren, Warren E. Burger.

Regents on the part of the Senate have been: Clinton P. Anderson, Newton Booth, Sidney Breese, Lewis Cass, Robert Milledge Charlton, Bennet Champ Clark, Francis M. Cockrell, Shelby Moore Cullom, Garrett Davis, Jefferson Davis, George Franklin Edmunds, George Evans, Edwin J. Garn, Walter F. George, Barry Goldwater, George Gray, Hannibal Hamlin, Nathaniel Peter Hill, George Frisbie Hoar, Henry French Hollis, Henry M. Jackson, William Lindsay, Henry Cabot Lodge, Medill McCormick, James Murray Mason, Samuel Bell Maxey, Robert B. Morgan, Frank E. Moss, Claiborne Pell, George Wharton Pepper, David A. Reed, Leverett Saltonstall, Hugh Scott, Alexander H. Smith, Robert A. Taft, Lyman Trumbull, Wallace H. White, Jr., Robert Enoch Withers.

Regents on the part of the House of Representatives have included: Edward P. Boland, Frank T. Bow, William Campbell Breckenridge, Overton Brooks, Benjamin Butterworth, Clarence Cannon, Lucius Cartrell, Hiester Clymer, William Colcock, William P. Cole, Jr., Maurice Connolly, Silvio O. Conte, Edward E. Cox, Edward H. Crump, John Dalzell, Nathaniel Deering, Hugh A. Dinsmore, William English, John Farnsworth, Scott Ferris, Graham Fitch, James Garfield, Charles L. Gifford, T. Alan Goldsborough, Frank L. Greene, Gerry Hazleton, Benjamin Hill, Henry Hilliard, Ebenezer Hoar, William Hough, William M. Howard, Albert Johnson, Leroy Johnson, Joseph Johnston, Michael Kirwan, James T. Lloyd, Robert Luce, Robert McClelland, Samuel K. McConnell, Jr., George H. Mahon, George McCrary, Edward McPherson, James R. Mann, George Perkins Marsh, Norman Y. Mineta, A. J. Monteague, R. Walton Moore, Walter H. Newton, Robert Dale Owen, James Patterson, William Phelps, Luke Poland, John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn, B. Carroll Reece, Ernest W. Roberts, Otho Robards Singleton, Frank Thompson, Jr., John M. Vorys, Hiram Warner, Joseph Wheeler.

Citizen Regents have been: David C. Acheson, Louis Agassiz, James B. Angell, Anne L. Armstrong, William Backhouse Astor, J. Paul Austin, Alexander Dallas Bache, George Edmund Badger, George Bancroft, Alexander Graham Bell, James Gabriel Berrett, John McPherson Berrien, Robert W. Bingham, Sayles Jenks Bowen, William G. Bowen, Robert S. Brookings, John Nicholas Brown, William A. M. Burden, Vannevar Bush, Charles F. Choate, Jr., Rufus Choate, Arthur H. Compton, Henry David Cooke, Henry Coppee, Samuel Sullivan Cox, Edward H. Crump, James Dwight Dana, Harvey N. Davis, William Lewis Dayton, Everette Lee Degolyer, Richard Delafield, Frederic A. Delano, Charles Devens, Matthew Gault Emery, Cornelius Conway Felton, Robert V. Fleming, Murray Gell-Mann, Robert F. Goheen, Asa Gray, George Gray, Crawford Hallock Greenwalt, Nancy Hanks, Caryl Parker Haskins, Gideon Hawley, John B. Henderson, John B. Henderson, Jr., A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Gardner Greene Hubbard, Charles Evans Hughes, Carlisle H. Humelsine, Jerome C. Hunsaker, William Preston Johnston, Irwin B. Laughlin, Walter Lenox, Augustus P. Loring, John Maclean, William Beans Magruder, John Walker Maury, Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, John C. Merriam, R. Walton Moore, Roland S. Morris, Dwight W. Morrow, Richard Olney, Peter Parker, Noah Porter, William Campbell Preston, Owen Josephus Roberts, Richard Rush, William Winston Seaton, Alexander Roby Shepherd, William Tecumseh Sherman, Otho Robards Singleton, Joseph Gilbert Totten, John Thomas Towers, Frederic C. Walcott, Richard Wallach, Thomas J. Watson, Jr., James E. Webb, James Clarke Welling, Andrew Dickson White, Henry White, Theodore Dwight Woolsey.
Topic:
Museums -- Administration  Search this
Museum trustees  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 1, Smithsonian Institution, Board of Regents, Minutes
Identifier:
Record Unit 1
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Minutes
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0001
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FY 1980 Work Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars

Container:
Box 5 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 85-009, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Programming and Budget, Records
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Records
Records / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa85-009-refidd1e1213

OM 803-OM 837:

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget  Search this
Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-028, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget, Smithsonian Issuances
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Smithsonian Issuances
Smithsonian Issuances / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-028-refidd1e1183

New OSSS (Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars) Brochure Material

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Container:
Box 6 of 6
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 496, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Symposia and Seminars, Records
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Records
Records / Box 6
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0496-refidd1e1293

Meeting of Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars advisory committee, July 12, 1977, audiocassette

Container:
Box 1 of 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-261, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Audiotapes
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Audiotapes
Audiotapes / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa16-261-refidd1e797

Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars, 1979-1980

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art  Search this
Container:
Box 3 of 58
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 477, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for History and Art, Records
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Records
Records / Box 3
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-faru0477-refidd1e815

Records

Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary  Search this
Extent:
297.65 cu. ft. (568 document boxes) (91 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Clippings
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Date:
1964-1971
Descriptive Entry:
These records reflect the growing scope and complexity of the Smithsonian during Ripley's tenure. They document the Smithsonian's changing administrative structure; growing relationships with universities, foundations, and other external groups; efforts to attract more government support for the Smithsonian; pursuit of new initiatives and programs; and the regular administrative activities of the Institution. The records for this period document the opening of the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History); creation of the Office of Academic Studies and the Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars; founding of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program; establishment of the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies; opening of east and west wings of the National Museum of Natural History; opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum; beginning of the Festival of American Folklife; opening of the National Portrait Gallery; establishment of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; formation of the Smithsonian National Associates Program; and the opening of the Renwick Gallery.
Historical Note:
In 1964 S. Dillon Ripley, formerly a Professor of Biology at Yale University and Director of its Peabody Museum of Natural History, succeeded Leonard Carmichael as eighth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Museums -- Administration  Search this
Museums -- Public relations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Clippings
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 99, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 99
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Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0099

Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars (OSSS)

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Directorate of International Activities. Office of Service and Protocol  Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-071, Smithsonian Institution. Directorate of International Activities. Office of Service and Protocol, Summary Report Records
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Summary Report Records
Summary Report Records / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa95-071-refidd1e292

OSSS (Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars) Advisory Council

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service  Search this
Container:
Box 23 of 48
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 367, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Public Service, Subject Files
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Subject Files
Subject Files / Box 23
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0367-refidd1e4563

Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars (OSS)

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service  Search this
Container:
Box 17 of 48
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 367, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Public Service, Subject Files
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Subject Files
Subject Files / Box 17
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0367-refidd1e2494

The muses flee Hitler : cultural transfer and adaption in the United States 1930-1945 / a colloquium in honor of Albert Einstein during the centennial of his birth, Feb. 7-9, 1980, Smithsonian Institution

Author:
Smithsonian Institution Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Physical description:
[24] p. : ill ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Congresses
Place:
Germany
United States
Date:
1980
20th century
1930-1945
Topic:
Political refugees--History  Search this
Intellectual life  Search this
Call number:
DD68 .M85 1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_787715

OSSS Renamed

Subject:
Office of Interdisciplinary Studies  Search this
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars )  Search this
Date:
December 17, 1986
Topic:
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Name Changes  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2023

10th Anniversary of Symposia & Seminars

Subject:
Community Challenge: Creating Potential with Old and Young for the Future Together (Symposium)  Search this
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Date:
January 10, 1979
Topic:
Education  Search this
Lectures and lecturing  Search this
New Programs  Search this
Public programs  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1459

Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars

Subject:
Dillon, Wilton  Search this
Office of Seminars  Search this
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars )  Search this
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service  Search this
Date:
1974
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1248

Asst. Secretary for Public Service Est

Subject:
Warner, William W  Search this
Assistant Secretary for Public Service  Search this
Date:
1968
Topic:
Public relations  Search this
Assistant Secretaries  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_892

Margaret Mead Dies

Subject:
Mead, Margaret 1901-1978  Search this
Office of Interdisciplinary Studies  Search this
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Date:
November 15, 1978
Topic:
Deaths  Search this
Women  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1966

"Joys of Research Symposium" Held

Subject:
Einstein, Albert 1879-1955  Search this
Joys of Research, The (Symposium)  Search this
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Date:
March 16, 1979
Topic:
Anniversaries  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1464

Office of Symposia and Seminars Formed

Subject:
Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars  Search this
Date:
1964
Topic:
Conferences and Congresses  Search this
New Programs  Search this
Seminars  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_849

Rinzler is Director, OPS

Subject:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Office of Public Service  Search this
Date:
April 17, 1983
Topic:
Appointments  Search this
Directors  Search this
Folk festivals  Search this
Public programs  Search this
Public relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2161

Kin & communities : the peopling of America / prepared for the Office of Smithsonian Symposia and Seminars by April Fehr and Carolyn Sadler

Title:
In search of kin and communities in Smithsoniana
Kin and communities : the peopling of America
Author:
Fehr, April  Search this
Sadler, Carolyn  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
7 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
1977
1977]
Topic:
Families  Search this
Communities  Search this
Call number:
HQ536 .F45 1977
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_605585

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