Word: portfolios
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...works of Frederick the Great, comprising 33 volumes, and a portfolio of maps, is a gift from the German Emperor to the Library, "to express the thanks of the Prussian Government for the effective promotion of German-American interchange of men of learning." Another gift from the Prussian Government to the Library is many of the works of the German author Von Menzel...
...from then on he has been prominent in political circles. From 1880 to 1882, he was Governor of Massachusetts, and at the expiration of his term of office was elected a member of Congress. At the time of the Spanish War, Mr. Long held the important portfolio in President McKinley's cabinet of Secretary of the Navy. His sagacious management of the navy during those years of war with Spain showed him to be one of the most capable statesmen of the day. At present, Mr. Long is president of the Board of Overseers of Harvard University, his term expiring...
...Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of 1499. To the Museum Collection: Rivers of England, 18 prints (engraved in mezzotint after designs by J. M. W. Turner), by J. Bromley, T. Lupton, G. H. Phillips, S. W. Reynolds, W. Say, and C. Turner, a gift from Miss Elizabeth G. Norton; a portfolio of 40 prints, engraved in mezzotint and stipple, facsimiles of engravings by James Ward and William Ward; a portrait of President Eliot, etched by Sidney L. Smith; a portrait of Elias Boudinot, by Waldo and Jewett, engraved by A. D. Durand; a portrait of Sir Leslie Stephen, by G. A. Watts, reproduced...
...soon transferred to the Imperial Cabinet, where he was appointed one of the framers of the Japanese constitution. After the promulgation of the constitution he was sent by the Emperor to investigate the parliamentary systems of Europe. In the first cabinet organized by Marquis Ito Baron Kaneko held the portfolio of commerce and agriculture, and when Ito again became prime minister, he was chosen minister of justice. At the same time the Emperor made him a baron and a life members of the House of Peers for his distinguished services. Since then he has been mayor of Tokio until...
...early seventies and graduated from the Law School in 1878. Upon returning to Japan he was made professor of English at the Imperial University of Tokio, and within a year was appointed secretary of the privy council. In the first cabinet organized by Marquis Ito the baron held the portfolio of commerce and agriculture, and when the marquis again became prime minister, he was chosen minister of justice. At the same time the Emperor made him a baron and a life member of the House of Peers. Since then he has been mayor of Tokio until he resigned the office...