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Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records
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Title: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records
Date (bulk): 1918-1919
Collection Number: XX303
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 2 oversize folders
(3.6 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Paris Peace Conference. U.S. Territorial Section (Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1919-1920.)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
[Identification of item], Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records, [Box
no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions
Tacna-Arica question
Armenia (Republic) -- History
Latin America -- Economic conditions
Latin America -- Politics and government
Turkey -- Economic conditions
Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1909-1918