| Collection Name: |
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/dono.html |
| Description: |
An account of the founding of the law firm by various of its partners and associates, and in particular of the career of William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) as a lawyer, as a military officer, and as director of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. There is material also on the evolution of a New York law firm, and on the Department of Justice during the 1920s. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
15 |
| Interviews: |
[15 interview(s) listed in this collection] |
| Broad Subjects: |
Law |
| ASP Subjects: |
History; Law firms; Law--United States; Lawyers; Legal aid; New York; New York, NY; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000823 |
