Commencement ceremonies

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (left), Indian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico, receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President, Howard University (right); and Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (seated, front row, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dr. Mordecai Johnson (right), President of Howard University. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) at the Colorado State College of Education commencement ceremony in Greeley, Colorado, where he received an honorary degree. All others unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, right) shakes hands with George Willard Frasier, President of Colorado State College of Education, Greeley, Colorado, during the commencement ceremony. Chapman was in attendance to receive an honorary degree. All others are unidentified.

From left to right: George Willard Frasier, President, Colorado State College of Education; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Dr. Dickerson at Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. Chapman received an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony. All others are unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) at the Colorado State College of Education commencement ceremony, in Greeley, Colorado, where he received an honorary degree. All others unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (standing, right) receives an honorary degree from Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. George Willard Frasier, President of the College, is at left. All others are unidentified.

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (back to camera) talks with George Willard Frasier, President, Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. Chapman received an honorary degree during the commencement ceremonies. Man in background unidentified.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right of podium) receives an honorary degree from the University of Denver during the summer quarter commencement ceremony. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman and others at the University of Denver commencement ceremonies. From left to right: Mrs. Ann Chapman; Secretary Chapman; Mrs. Edward P. Costigan; and Thomas J. Watson, Chairman of the Board, International Business Machines Corporation. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook