Proceedings of the Board of Regents Meeting, January 25, 1977

Did you know that the Smithsonian’s beginnings were in Great Britain? James Smithson—the Smithsonian’s founding donor, who established the Institution in the 1800s—was a British citizen. Those “special bonds between the Institution and Great Britain” were part of the 1977 exhibition in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. Learn more about the exhibition, and connections to the Smithsonian abroad, in this set of minutes from the Board of Regents’ January 25, 1977 meeting. Then join in on transcribing this new look at Smithsonian history!