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Title: David D. Oliphant papers
Date (inclusive): 1917-1919
Collection Number: 61009
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speakers' schedules, memoranda, and printed matter related to Four Minute Men speakers at war loan drives
in Alameda County during World War I.
Creator:
Oliphant, David D., 1886-
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 in 1961.
[Identification of item], David D. Oliphant papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
David D. Oliphant was an American lawyer who served as chairman of the Four Minute Men of Alameda County, California, from
1917 to 1918.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains correspondence, speakers' schedules, memoranda, and printed matter related to Four Minute Men speakers
at war loan drives in Alameda County during World War I. Members of the Four Minute Men gave speeches that were not to exceed
four minutes in length. The Committee on Public Information provided the content for their speeches. The group was disbanded
in 1919. The collection includes speeches and other materials related to the Liberty Loans.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Alameda County (Calif.)