Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section Miscellaneous Records

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Inventory of the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records

XX303 1 Title: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records Date (inclusive): 1898-1919 Date (bulk): 1918-1919 Collection Number: XX303 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 8 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes(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. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section. Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) United States Territorial Section miscellaneous records, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the library catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Historical Note 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 This 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 this 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 Armenia (Republic)--History. Latin America--Economic conditions. Latin America--Politics and government. Tacna-Arica question. Turkey--Economic conditions. Turkey--Politics and government--1909-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Peace.

XX303 2 World War, 1914-1918--Territorial questions.

Latin America File, circa 1918-1919

Box/Folder 1 : 1 "Argentina-Uruguay Boundary," circa 1919 Box/Folder 1 : 2 Argentina, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1918 Box/Folder 1 : 3 Bolivia, "Oriental Bolivia," 1918 Box/Folder 1 : 4 "Bolivia-Paraguay Boundary," 1919

Brazil, 1918

Box/Folder 1 : 5 "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1918 Box/Folder 1 : 6 "Central Brazil, Intimate Descriptions," 1918 Box/Folder 1 : 7 "Southern Brazil, Intimate Descriptions," 1918

Box/Folder 1 : 8

Chile, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1918

Box/Folder 1 : Chile-Peru-Bolivia, "The Tacna-Arica Boundary Dispute," Vol. I-II, circa 1918 9-10

Colombia, 1918

Box/Folder 2 : 1 "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1918 Box/Folder 2 : 2 "Railways in Colombia," 1918 Box/Folder 2 : 3 "The Colombia-Panama Frontier," 1918 Box/Folder 2 : 4 "The Colombia-Peru Boundary," 1918 Box/Folder 2 : 5 "The Colombia-Venezuela Boundary," 1918

Box/Folder 2 : 6

Paraguay, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1919

Box/Folder 2 : 7

"Peru-Bolivia Boundary," 1918

Box/Folder 2 : 8

Peru, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1918

Box/Folder 2 : 9

Uruguay, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1919

Box/Folder 2 : 10

Venezuela, "Outline Study of Existing Conditions," 1919

Box/Folder 2 : 11

Outline studies of existing conditions in Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, 1919

Box/Folder 2 : 12

"Reports on Latin America," undated

XX303 3 Latin America File, circa 1918-1919 Colombia, 1918

Scope and Contents note

Includes: 1. Chilean finance; 2. Ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Latin America; 3. The Catholic Church in A. Argentina and B. Chile; 4. List of Documents given by Dr. Willis.

Africa File, 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 1 "African Questions," 1918 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919

Box/Folder 3 : 2 Adana, "Report on the Vilayet of Adana," circa 1918

Aidin, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 3 "Report on the Vilayet of Aidin," Campbell, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 4 Table of contents of the 1908 official report of Aidin; prefacing letter to Professor Munro, 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 5

Aleppo, "Report on the Vilayet of Aleppo," Magie, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 6

Alsace-Lorraine, "The Speech Boundary Between French and German in Alsace-Lorraine and Its Bearing on the National Affinities of the Territory," Edward C. Armstrong, 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 7

Angora, "Official Report of the Vilayet of Angora for the Year 1907" and "Outline of Contents," 1907

Arabia, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 8 "Estimation of Arabic Papers and Editors," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 9 "Arabia," Porter, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 10 "Arabia," Leon Dominian, 1918

Armenia, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 11 "Armenia," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 12 "Coordination of Reports on Armenia," Abbott, 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 13 "Armenia and the Armenians," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 14 "Boundaries of a State Including the Armenians," 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 15 Cartography, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 16 "A Proposal to Erect that Portion of the Ottoman Empire Known as Armenia Into an Autonomous Province Under the Protectorate of Some Great Power," Dutton, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 17 "Economic Possibilities of Armenia," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 18 "The Huntchak Party," circa 1898 Box/Folder 3 : 19 "The Problems of Coming Peace," Mlynarski, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 20 "Munro: Summary of Armenia," Westermann, 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 21 "Summary by D. G. Munro of Armenia, Her Culture and Aspirations," Arshag Mahdesian, 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 22 "Summary by D. G. Munro of the Armenian Question and the Deliverance of Armenia," Boghos Nubar Pasha, 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 23 "The Affairs of Armenia," Pisani, circa 1918

XX303 4 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919 Armenia, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 24 "A Proposal to Erect that Portion of the Ottoman Empire Known as Armenia Into an Autonomous Province Under the Protectorate of Some Great Power," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 25 "Reports on Armenian Atrocities," circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 26 "The Armenian Question," Stube, circa 1918 Box/Folder 3 : 27 "Extracts from Turkey and Its People," Sir Edwin Pears, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 28

Asia Minor, "Northern Asia Minor," report outline, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 29

Assyria, "Report on the Assyrian Christians," Magie, 1918

Beirut, 1908-1912

Box/Folder 3 : 30 "Table of Contents of the Official Report of the Vilayet of Beirut for the Year 1326 (1908 A.D.)," 1908 Box/Folder 3 : 31 "Beirut Trade in 1912 (Extracts from the German Consular Report on Beirut for 1912)," 1912

Box/Folder 3 : 32

Bigha, "The Independent Sandjak of Bigha," Dickerman, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 33

Caucasus, "The Caucasus," Omelchenks, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 34

Dalmatia, "Dalmatia from the Italian Point of View," Gray, 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 35

Djanik, "Report on the Independent Sandjak of Djanik," circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 36

England, "Secret Telegrams of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Ambassador in London," 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 37

Erzerum, "Report on the Vilayet of Erzerum," Beam, circa 1918

Box/Folder 3 : 38

Euphrates, "Report on the Euphrates Route," Olmstead, 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 1

Europe, "Map Showing the Distribution of Peoples in Europe," 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 2

Far East, "The Present Status of Far Eastern Inquiries," outline, 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 3

France, "Franco-Turk Agreement and French Interests in Palestine, Syria, Smyrna, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia-Minor, Mesopotamia, and More...," 1914

Box/Folder 4 : 4

XX303 5 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919 Beirut, 1908-1912

Germany, "List of German Books and Periodicals," circa 1918

Great Britain, circa 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 5 "Reports of His Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Representatives Abroad on Trade and Subjects of Interest," circa 1918 Box/Folder 4 : 6 Great Britain Foreign Office, "Instructions to Historical Writers," undated

Box/Folder 4 : 7

Hudavendighiar, "Report Upon the Vilayet of Hudavendighiar," Dickerman, undated

Box/Folder 4 : 8

Jerusalem, "Analytical Summary: Report of Jewish Statistics of Jerusalem," undated

Box/Folder 4 : 9

Karassi, "The Independent Sandjak of Karassi," Dickerman, undated

Konia, circa 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 10 "Report on the Vilayet of Konia," Campbell, circa 1918 Box/Folder 4 : 11 "Report on the City and Vilayet of Konia," Post; "Summary of Post's Report," Cheney, 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 12

Mesopotamia, "Summary of Reports on Mesopotamia," Osgood, 1918

Near East, 1900-1918

Box/Folder 4 : 13 "German Intrigues in the Near East," circa 1917 Box/Folder 4 : 14 "Extract in The Near East," lecture by Masterman before the Royal Geographical Society in London, page 47, 1918 January 18 Box/Folder 4 : 15 "Statistics Concerning Area, Population, etc. of Adana, Aidin, Aleppo, Baghdad, Basra, Bigha, Bitlis, and Many More," undated Box/Folder 4 : 16 "Index to Geographical Articles on the Near East," undated Box/Folder 4 : 17 "Article on Specially Privileged Communities," Munro; "Summary of Munro's Article," Magie, 1918 Box/Folder 4 : 18 Extracts from The London Times about news in the Near East, 1900-1917

Palestine, 1913-1918, undated

Box/Folder 4 : 19 "Lecture on Zionism and the Central Powers," Ballod, undated Box/Folder 4 : 20 Bibliography on Palestine, undated Box/Folder 4 : 21 "Summary of His Own Article on Palestine," Magie, 1918 Box/Folder 4 : 22 "Report on the Geography, History, Ethnology, Religions, Economics, Domestic Life, and Government of the Land of Palestine," Paton, undated Box/Folder 4 : 23 "Palestine," Zaidan, 1913 Box/Folder 4 : 24 "Zionism," undated

Box/Folder 4 : 25

Sivas, "Report on the Vilayet of Sivas," Beam, undated

Syria, circa 1918

XX303 6 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919 Syria, circa 1918

Box/Folder 4 : 26 "French Financial and Mercantile Interests in Turkey" and "Syria's Affection for France," Wertenbaker; "Summary of Wertenbaker's Reports on Syria," Van Hook, 1918 Box/Folder 4 : 27 "Syrien Als Wirtschaftsgebiet," Ruppin, with English translation by Inquiren and condensed translation by Nellie Straus, undated Box/Folder 4 : 28 Extracts from "Topography and Itinerary of an Expedition in 1899-1900," Robert Garrett, 1914 Box/Folder 4 : 29 "Summaries of Reports on Syria, Specifically Cultural and Political Reports," 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 1 Proposed boundaries, 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 2 "Syrian Railways," Wertenbaker, undated Box/Folder 5 : 3 "Are the Syrians Arabs?," Zaidan, undated Box/Folder 5 : 4 "Syria," Hall; "Summary of Syria by Hall," Magie, 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 5 "Tripoli (in Syria) Trade in 1912 and 1913," undated Box/Folder 5 : 6 "Syria as a Territory for Cultivation," Ruppin, 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 7 "Report on Syria," "Summary of Report," and "Note on Report of Southern Syria," Magie, 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 8 "Agriculture in Syria and Palestine," undated

Box/Folder 5 : 9

Trebizond, "Report on the Vilayet of Trebizond," undated

Turkey, 1914-1918

Box/Folder 5 : 10 "Italian Interests in Asiatic Turkey" and "Statistics, Shipping, Imports, Exports," British Consular reports, 1914 Box/Folder 5 : 11 "Turkey, Constitution and Government," Statesman's Year Book, 1916 Box/Folder 5 : 12 "Turkey, Bibliography," Frankfurter Zeitung, 1918 March 3 Box/Folder 5 : 13 "Turkey in Asia," Shotwell, undated Box/Folder 5 : 14 "American Interests in Turkey," "Exports to the U.S.," "Suggestions for the Internationalization of the Historic Monuments of Nearer Asia," and other materials, circa 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 15 "Report on the Baghdad Railway," Nathan, 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 16 "The Baghdad Railway," Hollis, 1917 Box/Folder 5 : 17 "Details of Products, Exports, and Imports," British Diplomatic and Consular reports, circa 1917 Box/Folder 5 : 18 "Baku, Turkey and the German-Russian Supplementary Agreements," 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 19 "Historical Sketch of the Turkish Empire," undated Box/Folder 5 : 20 "Government of Turkey," circa 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 21 "Notes on a Train Trip from Beirut to Constantinople," 1916 Box/Folder 5 : 22 "Opening a Railway in Turkey," discussion, 1915 Box/Folder 5 : 23 "Non-Moslem Populations in Turkey," Peet, undated Box/Folder 5 : 24 "The Christian Sects of the Turkish Empire," Magie, undated Box/Folder 5 : 25 "Kurds of the Ottoman Empire," Magie, undated Box/Folder 5 : 26 "The Domestic Reforms of Talaat Pasha," 1918 Box/Folder 5 : 27 "The Future of the Turkish National Debt," Mehmed David Bey, 1913 Box/Folder 6 : 1 "Judicial System, from Introduction and Text of Laws," Corps de Droit Ottoman, Vol. I, Young, undated Box/Folder 6 : 2 "Justice," Statesman's Year Book, 1916 Box/Folder 6 : 3 Summary of Harvey Porter's "Religious Conditions in the Turkish Empire," Munro, undated Box/Folder 6 : 4 "Internal Administration: Laws of the Vilayets," undated Box/Folder 6 : 5 "Summary of Reports on the Turkish Government," Fox and Munro, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 6 "Bibliography: Turkey," circa 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 7 Asiatic Turkey, "Contents," with indication of authors of various portions, undated Box/Folder 6 : 8 "The Constitution of the Turkish Empire, Promulgated the 7th of Zilhidghe 1293" (December 23, 1876)," undated

XX303 7 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919 Turkey, 1914-1918

Box/Folder 6 : 9 "Additions to the List of Reports and Maps of Turkey in the Archives of the Inquiry," 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 10 "Turkey," Dominian; "Summary of Dominian's Turkey," Westcott and Munro, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 11 "Engineering Studies in the Reconstruction Program of Asiatic Turkey," table of contents, undated Box/Folder 6 : 12 "The Constitution of 1909," undated Box/Folder 6 : 13 "Daily Consular and Trade Reports," July 3, 1912 and July 29, 1912; "Commercial Review of Turkey," Westcott and Munro, 1912 Box/Folder 6 : 14 "Assignments for the Third Memorandum," undated Box/Folder 6 : 15 "Turkish Survey: Recommendations for Political Reconstruction," 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 16 "Turkey in Asia: Social Science Data," Munro, undated Box/Folder 6 : 17 "Old and New Questions of Population in Asiatic Turkey," Rohrbach, 1912 Box/Folder 6 : 18 "The Western Asian Route," Jackh, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 19 "A Project for the Irrigation of the Adana Plain," 1916 Box/Folder 6 : 20 "Irrigation in Turkey," Newell, suggested revisions, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 21 "A Report on the Railway Situation in Turkey," Glazebrook, 1917 Box/Folder 6 : 22 "Remnants of Ancient Christian Races and Sects in Turkey and Neighboring Territory," Putney, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 23 "Non-Christian Religions in Turkey," circa 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 24 "Religion," Statesman's Year Book, 1916 Box/Folder 6 : 25 "The Administration of the Ottoman Public Debt," Shipman, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 26 "Reclamation of Adratic Turkey by Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Protection," undated Box/Folder 6 : 27 "Special Report on Turkish Economics," undated Box/Folder 6 : 28 "Outline of History and Ethnology of the Turkish Empire," Porter, undated Box/Folder 6 : 29 "Peoples of Turkey in Asia: Tests of Autonomy," undated Box/Folder 6 : 30 "Future of Turkey," circa 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 31 "The Working of the Turkish Government," Peet, undated Box/Folder 6 : 32 "Criticism of Partition of Asiatic Turkey," Semple, undated Box/Folder 6 : 33 "The Problems of the Turkish Empire," circa 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 34 "Transportation in the Turkish Empire," Campbell and Westermann, circa 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 35 "Turkey in Asia," partial outline and a letter from Shotwell to Westermann concerning a related study, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 36 "Turkey in Asia," Shotwell's outline for work to be done on Arabia, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 37 "Railroads in Turkey," contents and introduction, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 38 "The Turkish Army," Corps de Droit Ottoman, Young, undated Box/Folder 6 : 39 "Defence," Statesman's Year Book, 1916 Box/Folder 6 : 40 "Report on Taurus Section Decauville Railway Line, New Mileage of Baghdad Railway," 1917 Box/Folder 6 : 41 "German Penetration of Turkey, Especially Adriatic Turkey," Sellery, 1918 Box/Folder 6 : 42 "The Turkish Government," undated Box/Folder 6 : 43 "Turkish Survey: The Koords," Andrus, undated Box/Folder 6 : 44 "Turkish Survey: Smyrna District," Birge, undated Box/Folder 6 : 45 "Turkish Survey: Geography and Population," Marsevan, undated Box/Folder 6 : 46 "Turkish Survey: The Kurds," Riggs, undated Box/Folder 7 : 1 "Turkish Survey: The Ottoman Turks of Asia Minor-Diversity of Blood," Birge, 1918 Box/Folder 7 : 2 "Turkish Survey: Geography of Adana," Christie, undated Box/Folder 7 : 3 "Memorandum on the History and Nature of the Turkish Capitulations," Putney, 1914 Box/Folder 7 : 4 "Memorandum on the Turco-Bulgarian Boundary Dispute," with prefacing letter from the Ambassador to the Secretary of State, 1918 Box/Folder 7 : 5 "Summary of 'Reports on Education in Turkey' by Paul Monroe and McKenzie," Van Hook, 1918 Box/Folder 7 : 6 "Statistics on Shipping, Imports, Exports," Vincent; part of the "Report on German Interests in Asiatic Turkey," British Consular Reports, 1914 Box/Folder 7 : 7 "Transportation in the Turkish Empire," Westermann and Campbell; French statistics, undated Box/Folder 7 : 8 "Turkish Experiences: On the Turkish Soul and Outlook," Weer, 1918

XX303 8 Near East and Europe File, circa 1918-1919 Turkey, 1914-1918

Box/Folder 7 : 9 "The Population of Asiatic Turkey," undated Box/Folder 7 : 10 Turkey, "Population Estimates," undated Box/Folder 7 : 11 Turkey, various statistics and correspondence, circa 1914-1918

Box/Folder 7 : 12

The West Indies, "Commercial Outline-History of Occupation," undated

Western Asia, circa 1918

Box/Folder 7 : 13 "The Transit Trade to Persia," 1918 Box/Folder 7 : 14 Western Asia, "Assignment of Work," circa 1918 Box/Folder 7 : 15 "Recent Political Events Among the Arabs," 1918 September

Box/Folder 7 : 16

"Tasks for the Inquiry" and "Exhibits of Work of the House Inquiry," circa 1918

Box/Folder 7 : 17

Eastern Europe and Near East, "Reports on Countries in Eastern Europe and the Near East," undated General Inquiry Reports, circa 1918

Box/Folder 8 : 1-3 "List of Reforms and Maps," bibliography, circa 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 4 "List of Cases of International Action for Protection of Minorities or Subject Peoples," circa 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 5 "Memorandum of the Editorial Committee on the Plan of Reports," for the Inquiry, circa 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 6 "Requirements for Reports on Different Areas: Albania, Macedonia, Thrace, the Dobrudja, Servia and Montenegro," circa 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 7 "Notes Used in the Preparation of Reports for the Inquiry," C. D. Monroe, circa 1900-1918 Box/Folder 8 : 8 "List of Potential Territorial Questions that May Arise at the Peace Conference," and other preparatory information, 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 9 "Memorandum on Plan for Relief Models of Zones Likely to be Discussed at the Peace Conference," 1918 Box/Folder 8 : 10 "Report on the Inquiry: Its Scope and Method," 1918 Card Files, 1914-1919 Scope and Contents note Each card file appears to be a citation for a document related to the collection, though there are many more cards than documents in the collection. Many cards have dates, and every card has either an author name or a topic in the upper left hand corner by which it is alphabetized.

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