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[[underlined]]Report of the National Collection of Fine Arts Commission[[/underlined]]

It was explained that in accordance with Title 20, U.S.Code, the Board of Regents is required to approve the actions taken by the National Collection of Fine Arts Commission.

The following report was received from that Commission for consideration.

The National Collection of Fine Arts Commission met on 3 December 1974 at 10:00 at the museum.  Page Cross, Chairman, presided.

The present officers were reelected to a second term. 

It was recommended by unanimous vote, that the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents ask Mrs. Doris Magowan to become a member of the National Collection of Fine Arts Commission. 

Works presented for accession were approved.

A presentation was made of the totally reorganized registrarial system and the Commission examined the various facilities controlled by the Registrar's Office.  These included the systematic storage of works in such a way as to be available for immediate consultation, the accession files and the computerized listing of the collection.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.