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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION  687
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MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO.
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the President, as head of the Establishment, to address the conference; and 

RESOLVED; That the details of the conference, including invitations and arrangements, be referred to the Permanent Committee with power.

Respectfully submitted:

(Signed) Henry White
Frederic A. Delano
R. Walton Moore
Charles D. Walcott
Permanent Committee.

On motion, the report of the Permanent Committee was adopted.

Mr. Morrow said that he had recently spoken with Mr. Hayden, but that he was unable at this time to say positively whether or not Mr. Hayden would accept the Chairmanship.  He thought it would be best to address him somewhat informally, and submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:

RESOLVED; That the Secretary be authorized to communicate with Mr. Charles Hayden informally in order to ascertain whether he would be willing to accept the chairmanship of the proposed endowment campaign.

Senator Smoot stated that he had asked the President whether he would be prepared to attend the proposed conference, and that after careful consideration, the President had consented.

[[underlined]]In regard to the Smithsonian Scientific Series[[\underlined]], Dr. Abbot said:-

The contract of January 7, 1925, between the Smithsonian Institute and the De Van Corporation provided that for a fixed royalty this Corporation should:

1. Collect for the Institution $250,000 capital to finance its proposed publication of the "Smithsonian Scientific Series" of twenty volumes.

2. Act as the Institution's agent to print, sell and collect on the series.

Mr. De Van, resigning all other engagements, devoted a year to the effort to secure the capital as donations to the Institution. He secured nearly $20,000 in cash, and about $75,000 altogether, including conditional pledges, but was forced to abandon the undertaking.

The De Van Corporation then made the counter proposition that the parties should be reversed, the Institution to have no care other than to furnish the manuscripts and copy of illustrations, and to read proofs; and to receive so long as sales should be made, 10 p.c.of the gross sales; the De Van Corporation to be dissolved, and a new corporation, entitled "The Smithsonian Institution Series, Inc.", to be formed.  This corporation to reimburse the Institution for all expenses incident to furnishing manuscripts and illustrations and reading proofs; to manufacture, distribute, sell and collect on sales, and to pay the Institution 10 p.c.royalty.  All copyrights, manuscripts, books and plates are to vest in the corporation. The life of the contract to be 30 years unless renewed or terminated by mutual consent or by arbitration.
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