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Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978

Mellon Memorial Fountain Dedication

An unidentified man speaks during the dedication ceremony for the Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (front row, left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (front row, second from left), and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Fred Vinson (front row, sixth from left). All others unidentified.

Contract for Morgantown Research Laboratory

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated) signs the contract to begin building the Bureau of Mines' Appalachian Experiment Station in Morgantown, West Virginia. Standing, left to right: Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey; Thomas Kennedy, Vice President, United Mine Workers; Senator Matthew M. Neely; Congressman Harley O. Staggers; Congressman Maurice G. Burnside; Senator Harley Kilgore; and Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee.