Congressional Serial Set Volume 937 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ...and adjourned. Washington, April 10, 1858. The Board of Regents met this day at 11 o'clock a. m. Present: Hon. J. M. Mason, Hon. S. A. Douglas, Hon. George E. Badger, Hon. Benj. Stanton, Hon. L. J. Gartrell. Mr. Mason was called to the chair. The minutes were read and approved. The report of the Building Committee for the year 1857 was read and accepted. The report of the Executive Committee was presented, together with the estimates for the year 1858. Communications relative to the care of the government collections, the Wynn estate, the publications, investigations, and other operations of the Institution, were read. On motion of Mr. Badger, the Secretary was directed to have the windows and other parts of the east wing of the building put in good order. The following report from Professor Felton was presented: REPORT ON THE PRESENT OF MISS CONTAXAKI. The Secretary laid before the Board a volume received from Greece, and sent as a gift to the Smithsonian Institution, together with the letter of the Hon. Mr. Spence, late United States minister to Constantinople, to the Secretary of State, and the letter of the Hon. Lewis Gags, the Secretary of State, to Professor Henry, the Secretary of the Institution. The volume and the correspondence were referred to Professor Felton. The volume was transmitted from Athens, Greece, through Mr. Spence. It was designed and executed by a Greek lady of rare literary accomplishments, Miss Elizabeth B. Contaxaki, assisted by six Greek gentlemen, resident in Athens. It contains sketches of the principal ruins in that city, and views of the most famous historical places there and in other parts of Greece, correctly drawn and delicately colored, together with the passage, from the classic authors, in which the objects and places...