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

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the dedication in Meridian Hill Park for the carillon given to the United States by the Netherlands. Also pictured, front row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; President Harry S. Truman; and Mrs. Ann Chapman. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Conrad L. Wirth, Director of the National Park Service (center) presents Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty with Booker T. Washington- George Washington Carver memorial silver half dollars. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) with two unidentified people at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff at a dinner honoring Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan. Head table, left to right: unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Congressman Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (foreground, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Charles W. Leavy, Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration (left) and Dr. John L. Kask, Assistant Director of Fish and Wildlife (third from left) pose with family and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from right) after being sworn in to their posts. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) sit at the head table with an unidentified woman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff gather in the Secretary's office for cocktails before attending a dinner in honor of Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from left); and William J. Dougherty, Director of Information for the Department of the Interior (back to camera, leaning on desk). All others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Conrad L. Wirth, Director of the National Park Service (center) presents Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty with Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver silver half dollars. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) watches as Charles W. Leavy (center) is sworn in as Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration. Man at left is unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; unidentified; Congressman Michael Kirwan; unidentified; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman pose for a picture in the Secretary's office before a dinner honoring Congressman Kirwan. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook