Warne, William E. (William Elmo), 1905-1996

Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (right) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) meet with two unidentified men in the Secretary's office.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (at podium) speaks during a luncheon in his honor at the National Press Club. Warne also received the Interior's Distinguished Service Award. Also pictured: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (third from right). All others unidentified.

An unidentified man speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in honor of Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. Head table, left to right: unidentified; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty; Mary (Mrs. Dale) Doty; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; unidentified; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, right) presents the Distinguished Service Award to Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (standing, left) at a luncheon at the National Press Club. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty (left); Mary (Mrs. Dale) Doty (second from left); Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles (third from left). Man on right is unidentified.

A luncheon at the National Press Club in honor of Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (seated, left of podium). Also pictured, head table: Joel D. Wolfsohn, Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior (second from left); Mary (Mrs. Dale) Doty (seventh from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right of podium); and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Robert Rose (fifth from right). All others unidentified.

From left to right: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty; and Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop in the Secretary's office after Doty's swearing-in ceremony.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (at podium) speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. On platform, left to right: Floyd Dotson, Chief Clerk, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson; Doty; Chapman; unidentified; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne. All others unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior (left) and Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (right) with an unidentified man at the Department of the Interior.

Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (standing) speaks to the Bureau of Reclamation's Operation and Maintenance Regional Supervisors during a conference at the Department of the Interior. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (along wall, second from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (along wall, second from right); and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (left of O'Mahoney). All others unidentified.

Attendees of the Bureau of Reclamation's Operation and Maintenance Regional Supervisors' Conference pose for a picture on the steps of the Interior building. Pictured, front row: Assistant Secretary of the Interior William Warne (second from left); Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center); and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus (second from right). All others unidentified.