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

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) gives a speech during the Nebraska Reclamation Association dinner meeting at the Yancy Hotel in Grand Island, Nebraska. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A ribbon cutting ceremony at the Ohio Drive dedication during National Capital Sesquicentennial events in Washington, D. C. Pictured: Ohio Governor Frank Lausche (behind woman in hat); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (behind podium); and entertainer Jerry Colonna (far right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Congressman John McSweeney gives a speech at the Ohio Drive dedication during the National Capital Sesquicentennial in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Mrs. Ann Chapman and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (first row, second and third from left); and Ohio Governor Frank Lausche (right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Ohio Governor Frank Lausche gives a speech at the Ohio Drive dedication during the National Capital Sesquicentennial in Washington, D. C. Also pictured, Mrs. Ann Chapman and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second and third from left). Others are unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Jerry Colonna gives a speech at the Ohio Drive dedication during the National Capital Sesquicentennial. Also pictured: Mrs. Ann Chapman and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second and third from left); and Ohio Governor Frank Lausche (right of podium). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) with two unidentified young women from Lamar, Colorado in front of a painting of former Secretary of the Interior and Supreme Court Justice Lucius Q.C. Lamar in the Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Harry T. Thompson, National Capital Parks Associate Superintendent; Edward Kelly, National Capital Parks Superintendent; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Irving C. Root, Community Planner for the National Capital Parks after the ceremony swearing-in Kelly as National Capital Parks Superintendent. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Father Gargan gives a speech at the Brotherhood Week meeting in the Department of the Interior Auditorium. Also pictured, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Undersecretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, and former Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan at a meeting of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) with a group of unidentified men at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Los Angeles, California. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook