Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records, bulk 1918-1919

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Summary

Creators:
Paris Peace Conference. U.S. Territorial Section (Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1919-1920.)
Abstract:
Memoranda, notes, and reports relating to political and economic conditions in the Ottoman Empire and Latin America, proposals for new boundaries in Asia Minor, creation of an independent Armenia, and boundary disputes in South America.
Extent:
8 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 2 oversize folders (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains handwritten and typewritten memoranda, notes, and reports related to political and economic conditions in the Ottoman Empire and Latin America, proposals for new boundaries in Asia Minor, creation of an independent Armenia, and boundary disputes in South America. Relative to other countries and regions, there is a large amount of material on Turkey, specifically its politics, culture, and geography.

The majority of the material in the collection was written by the Inquiry during 1918 and 1919, but there are some documents from between 1914 and 1917, and a few from as early as 1898.

Biographical / historical:

This collection contains records from an organization known as the Inquiry, brought together by Colonel Edward M. House in 1917 at the request of President Woodrow Wilson. The goal of the Inquiry was to anticipate and gather information on various issues that might come up at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The organization conducted voyages to and studies of various countries and regions throughout the world, then compiled information about the current state of those countries into reports for the United States delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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