The papers of Bess W. Truman contain appointment books, address books, menus, correspondence, financial records, and legal documents relating to her personal life and activities as First Lady of the United States.

Size: 31 linear feet, 5 linear inches (about 57,600 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donors gave their copyright interest in writings in these files to the United States Government. Documents created by U.S. Government officials in the course of their official duties are likewise in the public domain. Copyright interest in any other writings in these files is assumed to remain with the authors of the documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Amy Crossley, Jan Davis, Tammy Kelly, Sharie Simon, and David Clark (2010-2012).

The Bess W. Truman Papers contain appointment books, menus, address books, correspondence and other items that document the life of Bess Wallace Truman.

The first series, the Appointment Books File, contains appointment books that primarily cover Mrs. Truman’s tenure as First Lady. The first book, from 1944, is kept in Mrs. Truman’s handwriting. Appointment books for the presidential years contain both the handwriting of Mrs. Truman and her secretary, Reathel Odum. Appointment books after 1953 are all in Mrs. Truman’s handwriting. For some of the years between 1945 and 1953, there are multiple appointment books. Folders that are labeled “personal” contain appointment books for Mrs. Truman when she was in Independence; she usually spent several months of the year at home in Independence. The appointments include both official functions and personal appointments. Official functions include teas, receptions, diplomatic dinners and parties. Personal appointments include visits to the doctor and dentist, appointments with her hairdresser, shopping trips, lunches with friends, and meetings with various groups she remained personally involved with, such as the USO (United Service Organization), the P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization), and a spanish class for the wives of Washington, D.C. diplomats. Also in this series are two small address books kept by Mrs. Truman, containing the addresses of some of her friends and associates.

The second series is the White House Menus File. This series contains lunch and dinner menus for the Truman family and any guests they entertained. Also included in this series are the shopping lists for official functions that the White House hosted, such as teas, receptions, and State Dinners; sometimes the menu for the event is included as well. The time period of August 17, 1950 through January 1, 1951 is missing entirely. Most of the menus indicate in writing the number of trays to bring or the number of people attending each meal. If the family dined anywhere other than the dining room, that is written on the menu as well, such as if they took their meal on the Sun Porch. Any special menu changes or requests are also written on the menus, such as a request by one of the household for a different dessert or side dish. This is especially noticeable with Mrs. Truman’s mother, Mrs. Madge Wallace. The menus tend to be repetitive and reflect the fairly simple tastes of the Trumans and the era in which they lived. They often ate molded salads, sandwiches, burgers, and meals made from leftovers.

The third series is the Financial Affairs File. This series consists of bills, receipts, banking documents, insurance policies, trust statements, wills and other financial documents related to Harry and Bess Truman. The bills and receipts relate to purchases of food, clothing, and household items, as well as payments for home repairs, medical expenses, and automobile purchases and maintenance. The banking documents consist of canceled checks, checkbook registers, checkbook stubs, deposit slips and monthly statements for checking and savings accounts located at financial institutions such as the Bank of Independence, Riggs National Bank, Columbia National Bank, Commerce Trust Company, National Bank of Washington, City National Bank, First National Bank of Kansas City and Empire State Bank. The insurance documents include yearly policies that cover personal items, automobiles and the Truman residence. The trust statements were for trusts established by the Trumans for Vietta Garr, the Truman housekeeper, and for their four grandsons, Clifton Truman Daniel, William Wallace Daniel, Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Washington Daniel. The wills consists of drafts and various versions of the wills as they were written and updated throughout the years. Other financial documents include yearly income tax returns, leases for apartments in Washington, D.C. used by the Trumans during his Senate years, bank account balance sheets, and accounting ledgers.

The fourth series, the Correspondence File, 1889-1934, contains letters, notes, and other items compiled by Bess Truman before and during the early years of her marriage to Harry S. Truman. The earliest items of correspondence in this series are two letters from Frank Gates, Bess’s uncle, written to Bess when she was around four or five years old. Also included in this series is a Victory Loan Ledger that Bess used to keep track of Liberty bonds that she sold during World War I. This series also contains a card signed by Bess Truman when she was President of the Community Welfare League, a local organization providing service to the needy, which still exists today. The largest quantities of correspondence consist of letters from two of Bess’s best friends, Mary Paxton (later Keeley) and Arry Mayer (later Calhoun). The letters discuss their families, mutual acquaintances, romances, and World War I.

The fifth series, the Correspondence File, 1935-1945, covers the period that Harry S. Truman served as Senator and Vice President. The vast majority of the correspondence dates from late 1944, just after Harry S. Truman’s nomination as Vice President and after the 1944 election victory by the Democrats. This correspondence, mostly from friends but also from the general public, congratulates Bess and Harry on Harry’s nomination. In addition to correspondence from her friends Mary Paxton Keeley and Arry Mayer Calhoun, Mrs. Truman corresponded frequently with Harriette (Mrs. Leighton) Shields, the wife of a political associate of Truman’s. There is also correspondence from Gunston Hall, the private school that Margaret Truman attended in Washington, D.C. for part of each year.

The sixth series, the Correspondence File, 1945-1953, covers the time that Harry S. Truman served as President. While there is still correspondence from many of Mrs. Truman’s close friends and family contained in this series, there is a great deal more from people of note, as well as an increased amount of letters from average citizens. Some of this material is likely material that should have been filed at the time in the White House Social Correspondence Files, such as autograph requests and requests for donations, recipes, and the like. Occasionally, there are draft replies to these letters written in Mrs. Truman’s hand. Topics covered in this series include: the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the ascension of Truman to the Presidency; the genealogy of Wallace/Gates families; Margaret Truman’s concert debut and other concerts that followed; the 1948 election; the assassination attempt upon President Truman; and the death of Mrs. Truman’s mother, Madge Gates Wallace. Also included are occasional official notes to Margaret Truman. Mrs. Truman also corresponded with some of the wives of men prominent in her husband’s administration, including Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, Selma (Mrs. Harold) Burton, Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Katherine (Mrs. George) Marshall, and Mrs. Perle Mesta. Mrs. Truman also received letters from former First Ladies, including Frances Cleveland Preston, Edith Wilson, Grace Coolidge, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Also of note in this series are a handwritten letter from the actress Olivia de Havilland, and two handwritten notes from the actress Jeanette MacDonald.

The seventh series, the Correspondence File, 1953-1982, covers the time from when Mrs. Truman left the White House to her death. While this series does contain correspondence from regular citizens who wrote to the former First Lady, most of the correspondence is from close friends and associates. Generally, this series contains the incoming correspondence; sometimes carbon copies of the outgoing correspondence are attached as well. There are occasional notes on the correspondence in Mrs. Truman’s handwriting. Topics covered in this series include: requests for recipes; birthday, Mother’s Day, and other holiday greetings; sympathy wishes during the various hospitalizations of Harry S. Truman and Bess W. Truman; congratulations upon the marriage of Margaret Truman; compliments on appearances of Margaret Truman in various public venues; genealogy information and requests; autograph and picture requests; invitations to events; requests for donations to charities, fund drives, exhibits, etc.; political matters; the death of Harry S. Truman; and personal letters regarding friends, family, and acquaintances. Notable correspondents include: Presidents and/or First Ladies from Dwight Eisenhower through Ronald Reagan; Dean and Alice Acheson; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Tom and Mary Clark; Clark and Marny Clifford; Elvah Daniel (Margaret Truman’s mother-in-law); Mary Margaret (Mrs. J. Roger) DeWitt; Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson; Thomas Eagleton; India Edwards; Fanny Finch; Bertha (Mrs. Julien) Friant; Andy and Georgia Neese Clark Gray; Edith Helm; Mary Paxton Keeley; Jane Lingo; Katie Louchheim; George and Katherine Marshall; Naomi Nover; Margaret (Mrs. Robert) Patterson; Matthew Ridgway; John Snyder; Harry Vaughan; and Guri Lie Zeckendorf. Other notable items include several notes from the singer Hildegarde and a note from Angela Lansbury.

The eighth series, the Family Correspondence File, contains correspondence, cards, newspaper clippings, notes, postcards, and telegrams from members of both Harry S. Truman’s family as well as Bess Wallace Truman’s family. Correspondents from President Truman’s family include Myra Colgan Hornbuckle, Mary Ethel and Nellie Noland, Mary Colgan Romine, and Grace Truman Summer (first cousins); John C. Truman and Martha Ann Truman (nephew and niece); J. Vivian Truman (brother); Martha Ellen and Mary Jane Truman (mother and sister); Louis W. Truman (first cousin once removed); and others. Most of the letters from Truman relatives are actually addressed to Harry, rather than Bess. All of the letters tend to mention information about the health, welfare, and significant events of various family members. Other specific topics include: Kansas City, Grandview, Missouri, and national politics; Tom Pendergast and the Jackson Democratic Club; Franklin D. Roosevelt and his plan to expand the size of the Supreme Court in 1937; Truman’s first speech in the Senate; Lloyd Stark, Maurice Milligan and the 1940 Senate primary and general election; the Truman Committee; the Vice Presidential nomination and the 1944 election; the ascension to the Presidency; the death of Martha Ellen Truman; Margaret Truman’s singing career and concerts; the 1948 election and 1949 Inaugural; the renovation of the White House; the Korean War and Douglas MacArthur; the 1950 assassination attempt upon President Truman; books written about Harry S. Truman; the 1952 election; Masonic and Order of the Eastern Star issues and politics; farm and land matters; and genealogy matters. Included among these items is an 1868 letter from the Jackson County Probate Clerk to Solomon Young, Harry S. Truman’s maternal grandfather, regarding sales of land. Correspondents from Bess Wallace Truman’s family include: David Wallace and Marian Wallace (nephew and niece); Fred and Christine Wallace, George and May Wallace, and Frank and Natalie Wallace (brothers and sisters-in-law); Madge Gates Wallace (mother); Virginia Willock Wallace (paternal grandmother); and Elizabeth Emery Gates (maternal grandmother). Nearly all of these letters are written to Bess. Topics in these letters include: news of family, friends and acquaintances in Independence; Waggoner-Gates Milling Company business; repairs and renovations of the family home at 219 North Delaware Street; Mrs. Truman’s bridge club; activities of David, Marian, and Margo Wallace; the 1944 Democratic National Convention and Truman’s nomination as Vice-President; the 1945 Inaugural; death of Franklin D. Roosevelt and ascension of Truman to the Presidency; Truman’s trip to Fulton, Missouri with Winston Churchill in 1946; the Trumans’ trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947; the 1948 election and 1949 Inaugural; and Margaret Truman and her singing career. Included among these letters is a letter from 1849 to a Sarah Wallace (an undetermined relative). In addition to the correspondence from Madge Gates Wallace to Bess W. Truman, this series contains the letters that Bess wrote to Madge. Among the topics that Bess mentions in these letters to her mother are: Margaret Truman and her schooling and activities; Kansas City and Missouri politics; family and extended family matters; social functions in Washington, D.C., including the visit of the King and Queen of England in 1939; World War II, rationing, and civil defense preparedness; Harry S. Truman’s Senate office and business; and the Trumans’ 1947 trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The ninth series, the Correspondence File, 1973-1982, contains correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, telegrams, and printed materials and covers the time span from Harry S. Truman’s death to Bess Truman’s death. This series is different from the previous post-presidential correspondence series in that nearly all of this correspondence was answered by staff at the Harry S. Truman Library as a courtesy to Mrs. Truman. Mr. Truman’s former secretary, Rose Conway, stayed for a few years after his death, and her name appears on Mrs. Truman’s correspondence sporadically through about 1976. After that, nearly all of Mrs. Truman’s mail was handled by Mary Jo Colle, and her name usually appears at the bottom of the carbon copies of replies. Mrs. Truman likely saw much of this correspondence, as her handwriting sometimes appears on the correspondence, providing suggested responses. Topics covered in this series include: questions about Harry S. Truman and life in the White House (usually not answered); general compliments regarding Mr. and Mrs. Truman, Margaret Truman Daniel, and the Harry S. Truman Library; get well, sympathy, birthday, and holiday cards; requests for donations to charities, fund drives and exhibits; requests for autographs and pictures (Mrs. Truman stopped signing autographs around 1979-1980); requests for use of excerpts of Mr. Truman’s Memoirs or other intellectual property, which were forwarded to Mrs. Truman’s attorney; requests for meetings (always denied); Truman and Wallace genealogy questions; invitations (usually declined, if any reply is included); and recipe requests. Most of the correspondence in this series is from non-noteworthy people and people who were not personally acquainted with Mrs. Truman. A few correspondents of note include Missouri Governor Christopher Bond; Reva Beck Bosone; Lynda Johnson Robb (a single note requesting an interview for Ladies Home Journal magazine, which was denied); and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Skelton.

The tenth series, the Outgoing Correspondence File, 1973-1982, contains carbon copies of replies sent to people who sent letters to Mrs. Truman. Some of this material is duplicated in the Correspondence File, 1973-1982.

The last series is the Harry S. Truman Correspondence File. This series consists of letters from Bess W. Truman to Harry S. Truman from 1923 and 1925. These letters were written to Harry while he attended Reserve Officer summer camp in Kansas.

Related collections include the Harry S. Truman Papers: White House Chief Usher Files and the White House Social Office Files; the Harry S. Truman Papers Pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs (Harry’s letters to Bess); the Harry S. Truman Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President; the Harry S. Truman Papers: President's Secretary's Files; the Harry S. Truman Post-Presidential Papers; the papers of Alonzo Fields, Mary Paxton Keeley, Linda King, Mag Noel, Mary Ethel Noland, Reathel Odum, Thelma Pallette Seibel, Grace Truman Summer, David Wallace, Frank and Natalie Wallace, Fred Wallace, Madge Gates Wallace, and Mary Wallace; the Bess Truman Collection; and the Records of the Community Services League.

APPOINTMENT BOOKS FILE, 1944-1961

• 1944 Personal
• 1945
• 1945 Personal
• 1946
• 1947
• 1948
• 1948 Personal
• 1949

• 1949 Personal and Address Book
• 1950
• 1951
• 1951 Personal and Address Book
• 1952
• 1953
• 1954 Personal
• 1955 Personal
• 1956 Personal
• 1957 Personal
• 1958 Personal

• 1959 Personal
• 1960 Personal
• 1961 Personal

WHITE HOUSE MENUS FILE, 1947-1952

• October 1-December 31, 1947
• January 1-April 30, 1948
• May 1-December 21, 1948
• January 3-June 30, 1949
• July 1-December 31, 1949

• January 1-March 29, 1950
• April 1-August 16, 1950
• January 2-June 30, 1951
• July 1-December 31, 1951
• January 1-May 31, 1952
• June 1-October 31, 1952

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FILE, 1917-1983

• 1917: Bills
• 1917: Morgan Oil & Refining Co.
• 1918: Bills
• 1920: Bank of Independence
• 1920: Bills
• 1921: Bills
• 1922: Bank of Independence
• 1922: Bills
• 1923: Bank of Independence
• 1923: Bills
• 1924: Bank of Independence
• 1924: Bills
• 1924: Farmers & Merchant Bank
• 1925: Bank of Independence
• 1925: Bills
• 1926: Bank of Independence
• 1926: Bills
• 1927: Bills
• 1927: Income Tax Return
• 1927: Insurance
• 1927: Warranty Deed
• 1928: Bank of Independence
• 1928: Bills
• 1928: Insurance
• 1929: Bank of Independence
• 1929: Bills
• 1929: Income Tax Return
• 1930: Bank of Independence
• 1930: Bills
• 1930: Income Tax Return
• 1930: Insurance
• 1931: Bank of Independence
• 1931: Bills
• 1931: Income Tax Return
• 1931: Insurance

• 1932: Bank of Independence
• 1932: Bills
• 1932: Income Tax Return
• 1932: Insurance
• 1933: Bank of Independence
• 1933: Bills
• 1933: Income Tax Return
• 1933: Insurance
• 1934: Bank of Independence
• 1934: Bills
• 1934: Income Tax Return
• 1934: Insurance
• 1935: Bank of Independence
• 1935: Bills
• 1935: Hamilton National Bank
• 1935: Income Tax Return
• 1936: Bank of Independence
• 1936: Bills
• 1936: Hamilton National Bank
• 1937: Bank of Independence
• 1937: Bills

• 1937: Hamilton National Bank
• 1937: Income Tax Return
• 1938: Bills
• 1938: Hamilton National Bank
• 1938: Income Tax Return
• 1939: Bills
• 1939: Hamilton National Bank
• 1939: Income Tax Return
• 1939: Insurance
• 1940: Apartment Lease
• 1940: Bills
• 1940: Hamilton National Bank
• 1940: Income Tax Return
• 1940: Insurance
• 1941: Apartment Lease
• 1941: Bills

• 1941: Hamilton National Bank
• 1941: Income Tax Return
• 1941: Insurance
• 1942: Apartment Lease
• 1942: Bills
• 1942: Hamilton National Bank
• 1942-1953: Hamilton National Bank
• 1942: Income Tax Return
• 1942: Insurance
• 1943: Bills
• 1943: Hamilton National Bank
• 1943: Income Tax Return
• 1943: Insurance
• 1944: Bills
• 1944: Hamilton National Bank
• 1944: Income Tax Return
• 1944: Insurance

• 1945: Bills
• 1945: Hamilton National Bank
• 1945-1946: Hamilton National Bank
• 1945-1947: Hamilton National Bank
• 1945-1953: Hamilton National Bank
• 1945: Income Tax Return
• 1945: Insurance
• 1946: Bills
• 1946: Hamilton National Bank
• 1946: Income Tax Return
• 1946: Insurance
• 1947: Bills

• 1947: Hamilton National Bank
• 1947-1948: Hamilton National Bank
• 1947: Income Tax Return
• 1947: Insurance
• 1948: Bills
• 1948: Hamilton National Bank
• 1948-1949: Hamilton National Bank
• 1948: Income Tax Return
• 1948: Insurance
• 1949: Bills
• 1949: Hamilton National Bank
• 1949-1950: Hamilton National Bank
• 1949: Income Tax Return
• 1949: Insurance
• 1949: Riggs National Bank
• 1949-1960: Riggs National Bank

• 1950: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1950: Bills
• 1950: Hamilton National Bank
• 1950-1951: Hamilton National Bank
• 1950: Income Tax Return
• 1950: Insurance
• 1950: Riggs National Bank
• 1951: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1951: Bills
• 1951: Hamilton National Bank
• 1951-1952: Hamilton National Bank
• 1951: Income Tax Return
• 1951: Insurance
• 1951: Riggs National Bank

• 1952: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1952: Bills
• 1952: Hamilton National Bank
• 1952-1953: Hamilton National Bank
• 1952: Income Tax Return
• 1952: Insurance
• 1952: Riggs National Bank
• 1953-1957: Accounting Ledger
• 1953-1960: Accounting Ledger
• 1953-1961: Accounting Ledger
• 1953: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1953: Bank of Independence

• 1953: Bills
• 1953: Columbia National Bank
• 1953: Hamilton National Bank
• 1953: Income Tax Return
• 1953: Insurance
• 1953: Riggs National Bank
• 1953: Savings Bonds
• 1953: Warranty Deed
• 1953: Wills
• 1954: Bank of Independence
• 1954: Bills
• 1954: Columbia National Bank

• 1954: Hamilton National Bank
• 1954: Income Tax Return
• 1954: Insurance
• 1954: Riggs National Bank
• 1955: Bank of Independence
• 1955: Bills
• 1955: Columbia National Bank
• 1955: Commerce Trust Company
• 1955: Insurance
• 1955: Income Tax Return
• 1955: National Bank of Washington
• 1955: Riggs National Bank
• 1955: Wills
• 1956: Bank of Independence

• 1956: Bills
• 1956: Columbia National Bank
• 1956: Commerce Trust Company
• 1956: Income Tax Return
• 1956: Insurance
• 1956: National Bank of Washington
• 1956: Riggs National Bank
• 1956: Statement of Financial Condition
• 1956: Wills
• 1957: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1957: Bank of Independence
• 1957: Bills
• 1957: City National Bank
• 1957: Columbia National Bank

• 1957: Commerce Trust Company
• 1957: Income Tax Return
• 1957: Insurance
• 1957: National Bank of Washington
• 1957: Riggs National Bank
• 1957: Trusts
• 1957: Wills
• 1958: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1958: Bank of Independence
• 1958: Bills
• 1958: City National Bank
• 1958: Columbia National Bank
• 1958: Commerce Trust Company
• 1958: Income Tax Return
• 1958: Insurance
• 1958: National Bank of Washington
• 1958: Riggs National Bank

• 1958: Trusts
• 1959: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1959: Bank of Independence
• 1959: Bills
• 1959: City National Bank
• 1959: Columbia National Bank
• 1959: Commerce Trust Company
• 1959: Income Tax Return
• 1959: Insurance
• 1959: National Bank of Washington
• 1959: Riggs National Bank
• 1959: Trusts
• 1959: Wills

• 1960: Bank of Independence
• 1960: Bills
• 1960: City National Bank
• 1960: Columbia National Bank
• 1960: Commerce Trust Company
• 1960: Income Tax Return
• 1960: Insurance
• 1960: National Bank of Washington
• 1960: Riggs National Bank
• 1960: Trusts
• 1960: Wills
• 1961: Accounting Ledger
• 1961: Bank of Independence

• 1961: Bills
• 1961: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1961: Columbia National Bank
• 1961: Commerce Trust Company
• 1961: Income Tax Return
• 1961: Insurance
• 1961: National Bank of Washington
• 1961: Riggs National Bank
• 1961: Trusts
• 1961: Wills
• 1962: Accounting Ledger
• 1962: Bank of Independence
• 1962: Bills
• 1962: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1962: Columbia National Bank

1962: Commerce Trust Company
• 1962: Income Tax Return
• 1962: Insurance
• 1962: National Bank of Washington
• 1962: Riggs National Bank
• 1962: Trusts
• 1962: Wills
• 1963: Accounting Ledger
• 1963: Bank Account Balance Sheet
• 1963: Bank of Independence
• 1963: Bills
• 1963: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1963: Columbia National Bank
• 1963: Commerce Trust Company
• 1963: Income Tax Return
• 1963: Independence Savings & Loan Association
• 1963: Insurance
• 1963: National Bank of Washington
• 1963: Trusts

• 1964: Bank of Independence
• 1964: Bills
• 1964: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1964: Columbia National Bank
• 1964: Commerce Trust Company
• 1964: Empire State Bank
• 1964: Income Tax Return
• 1964: Insurance
• 1964: National Bank of Washington
• 1964: Trusts
• 1965: Bank of Independence
• 1965: Bills
• 1965: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1965: Columbia National Bank
• 1965: Commerce Trust Company
• 1965: Empire State Bank

• 1965: Income Tax Return
• 1965: Insurance
• 1965: National Bank of Washington
• 1965: Trusts
• 1966: Bank of Independence
• 1966: Bills
• 1966: City National Bank and Trust Company
• 1966: Columbia National Bank
• 1966: Commerce Trust Company
• 1966: Empire State Bank
• 1966: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1966: Income Tax Return
• 1966: Insurance
• 1966: National Bank of Washington
• 1966: Trusts

• 1967: Accounting Ledger
• 1967: Bank of Independence
• 1967: Bills
• 1967: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1967: Columbia National Bank
• 1967: Commerce Trust Company
• 1967: Empire State Bank
• 1967: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1967: Income Tax Return
• 1967: Insurance
• 1967: National Bank of Washington
• 1967: Trusts
• 1967: Wills
• 1968: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1968: Bank of Independence
• 1968: Bills
• 1968: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1968: Columbia National Bank

• 1968: Commerce Trust Company
• 1968: Empire State Bank
• 1968: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1968: Income Tax Return
• 1968: Insurance
• 1968: National Bank of Washington
• 1968: Trusts
• 1969: Bank of Independence
• 1969: Bills
• 1969: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1969: Columbia National Bank
• 1969: Commerce Trust Company
• 1969: Empire State Bank
• 1969: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1969: Income Tax Return
• 1969: Insurance
• 1969: National Bank of Washington
• 1969: Trusts
• 1970: Bank Account Balance Sheet
• 1970: Bank of Independence
• 1970: Bills

• 1970: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1970: Columbia Union National Bank
• 1970: Commerce Bank
• 1970: Commerce Trust Company
• 1970: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1970: Income Tax Return
• 1970: Insurance
• 1970: National Bank of Washington
• 1970: Trusts
• 1971: Accounting Ledger
• 1971: Bank of Independence
• 1971: Bills
• 1971: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1971: Columbia Union National Bank
• 1971: Commerce Bank
• 1971: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1971: Income Tax Return
• 1971: Insurance
• 1971: National Bank of Washington
• 1971: Trusts

• 1972: Bank of Independence
• 1972: Bills
• 1972: City National Bank & Trust Company
• 1972: Columbia Union National Bank
• 1972: Commerce Bank
• 1972: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1972: Income Tax Return
• 1972: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1972: Insurance
• 1972: National Bank of Washington
• 1972: Power of Attorney
• 1972: Trusts
• 1973: Bank Account Balance Sheets
• 1973: Bank of Independence
• 1973: Bills

• 1973: City National Bank and Trust Company
• 1973: Columbia Union National Bank
• 1973: Commerce Bank
• 1973: Empire State Bank
• 1973: Estate
• 1973: First National Bank of Kansas City
• 1973: Income Tax Return
• 1973: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1973: Insurance
• 1973: Investments
• 1973: National Bank of Washington
• 1973: Pension
• 1973: Trusts
• 1973: United Missouri Bank
• 1974: Bank of Independence
• 1974: Bills
• 1974: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1974: Insurance
• 1974: Trusts
  [1 of 2]

[2 of 2]
• 1974: Will
• 1975: Bank of Independence
• 1975: Bills
• 1975: Contracts
• 1975: Income Tax Return
• 1975: Insurance
• 1975: Trusts
• 1975: United Missouri Bank
• 1976: Bank of Independence
• 1976: Bills
• 1976: Income Tax Return
• 1976: Insurance
• 1976: Trusts
  [1 of 2]

[2 of 2]
• 1976: United Missouri Bank
• 1976: Will
• 1977: Bank of Independence
• 1977: Bills
• 1977: Income Tax Return
• 1977: Insurance
• 1977: Trusts
• 1977: United Missouri Bank
• 1978: Bank of Independence
• 1978: Bills
• 1978: Income Tax Return
• 1978: Insurance

• 1978: Trusts
• 1978: United Bank of Missouri
• 1978: Will
• 1979: Bank of Independence
• 1979: Bills
• 1979: Income Tax Return
• 1979: Insurance
• 1979: Trusts
• 1979: United Missouri Bank
• 1980: Bank of Independence
• 1980: Bills

• 1980: Income Tax Return
• 1980: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1980: Insurance
• 1980: Trusts
• 1980: United Missouri Bank
• 1981: Bank of Independence
• 1981: Bills
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• 1981: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1981: Insurance
• 1981: Time Slips
• 1981: Trusts
• 1981: United Missouri Bank

• 1982: Bank of Independence
• 1982: Bills
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• 1982: Independence Savings and Loan
• 1982: Insurance
• 1982: Time Slips
• 1982: Trusts
• 1982: United Missouri Bank
• 1983: Bank of Independence
• Undated: Bills
• Undated: Checkbook Covers
• Undated: Financial Statements
• Undated: Insurance

CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1889-1934

• A
• B
• C
• Christmas Cards
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• Independence High School
• J
• K
• Keeley, Mary Paxton
• L
• Liberty Loan
• M
• Mayer, Arry
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• W
• Wallace, Virginia Willock
• Wedding Announcement
• Wedding Gifts

CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1935-1945

• A
• B
• C
• Calling Cards
• Congratulatory Cards
• D
• E
• F
• G
• Gunston Hall
• H
• I
• Invitations and Programs
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• Shields, Harriette
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X-Y-Z

CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1945-1953

• A
• Addresses and Telephone Numbers
• Appointments
• B
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Blair House
• Bridge Club
• C
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Condolences
• Congressional Club
• D

• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• Invitations and Programs
  [1 of 3]
  [2 of 3]
  [3 of 3]
• J
• K

• L
• M
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Mc
• N
• Name Cards
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
  [1 of 2]

[2 of 2]
• Secret Service
• T
• U
• Unidentified Correspondence
• V
• W
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• X-Y-Z

CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1953-1982

• A
• Acheson, Dean and Family
• B
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• C
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Carter, President and Mrs. Jimmy
• D
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]

• E
• Eisenhower, Mamie Doud
• F
• Ford, President and Mrs. Gerald R.
• G
• Gray, Georgia Neese Clark
• H
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert H.

• I
• Invitations, Menus, and Programs
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• J
• Johnson, President and Mrs. Lyndon B.
• K
• Kennedy, President and Mrs. John F.
• L
  [1 of 2]
  [2 of 2]
• M
• Mc

• N
• Name Cards
• Nixon, President and Mrs. Richard M.
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• Reagan, President and Mrs. Ronald W.
• S
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  [2 of 2]
• Snyder, John W.

• Symington, Stuart
• T
• Talge, Henry J.
• Truman-Daniel Wedding
• U
• Unidentified Correspondence
• V
• W
• XYZ

FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1849-1979

• Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan (Mrs. Roy): 1935-1940
• Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan (Mrs. Roy): 1941-1945
• Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan (Mrs. Roy): 1946-1948
• Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan (Mrs. Roy): 1949-1950
• Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan (Mrs. Roy): 1951-1952
• Noland, Mary Ethel and Nellie: 1939-1949 and Undated
• Noland, Mary Ethel and Nellie: 1950
• Noland, Mary Ethel and Nellie: 1951
• Noland, Mary Ethel and Nellie: 1952
• Romine, Mary V. Colgan (Mrs. Robert T.)
• Summer, Grace Truman
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: April 1939
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: June 1939
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: January 1940
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: March 1940
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: January 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: February 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: March 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: April 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: May 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: June 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: November 1941
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: January 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: February 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: March 1942

• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: April 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: May 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: October 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: November 1942
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: May 1943
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: January 1946
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: August-September 1947
• Truman, Bess W. to Madge Gates Wallace: Undated
• Truman, J. C. and Family
• Truman, J. Vivian
• Truman, Louis W. and Margaret Stevenson
• Truman, Martha Ann
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: 1918-1935
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: April 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: May 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: June 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: July 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: August 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: September 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: October 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: November 1937
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: 1938
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: January 1939
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: February 1939
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: March-April 1939
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: January 1940
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: February 1940
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: March-May 1940
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: 1941
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: May-June 1942
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: July 1942
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: August 1942
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: March-April 1943
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: May-June 1943
• Truman, Martha Ellen and Mary Jane: Undated
• Truman, Mary Jane: 1948
• Truman, Mary Jane: 1950

• Truman Relatives – General
• Wallace, David
• Wallace, Fred: 1919-1922
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: 1936-1940
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: 1941
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: 1942-1944
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: 1945-1951
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: 1953-1973
• Wallace, Fred and Christine: Undated
• Wallace, George and May: 1899-1953
• Wallace, George and May: Undated
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace: 1899
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: 1920
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: 1922
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: 1933
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: January-March 1936
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: April 1936
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: May 1936
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: March-June 1937
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: August 1937
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: June 1938
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: 1939
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: February-March 1940
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: April-May 1940
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: January 1941

• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: April 1941
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: May 1941
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: July-September 1941
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: October-November 1941
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: February-April 1942
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: September 1942
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: October 1942
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: January-February 1943
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: July-September 1944
• Wallace, Madge Gate to Bess Wallace Truman: September 1945
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: January 1946
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: March 1946
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: July 1946
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: September-October 1946
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: July-August 1947
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: September 1948
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: September 1949
• Wallace, Madge Gates to Bess Wallace Truman: Undated
• Wallace, Marian
• Wallace, Natalie Ott: 1933-1951
• Wallace, Natalie Ott: Undated
• Wallace, Virginia Willock
• Wallace Relatives - General

CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1973-1982

• Aa-Ad
• Ae-Am
• An-Az
• Bab-Ban
• Bar-Baz

• Battery D
• Bea-Bel
• Ben-Beq
• Ber-Bew
• Bi-Bj
• Birthday of Harry S. Truman, 90th – May 1974
• Bl-Bn
• Boa-Bol
• Bom-Boy

• Bra-Bre
• Bri
• Bro
• Bru-Bun
• Bur-By
• Cab-Cap
• Car-Ce

• Cha-Che
• Chi-Chu
• Ci-Cla
• Cle-Cly
• Clippings Sent to Mrs. Truman
• Cob-Col
• Com-Coo
• Cooke, Julie

• Cop-Cos
• Cot-Cox
• Cra
• Cre-Cru
• Cu-Cw
• Cusack, Greg
• Dab-Dau
• Daniel, Margaret Truman – Mail Addressed To
• Dav-Day
• De-Dh

• Di-Dn
• Doa-Doy
• Dr-Dz
• Ea-Ef
• Eagleton, Tom
• Easter, 1975
• Edwards, Sarah
• Eg-Ez

• F-Faw
• Fed-Fei
• Fil-Fly
• Finnegin, Mrs. Pauline
• Foc-Foy
• Fra-Fry
• Fu-Fz
• Gab-Gay

• Gea-Giv
• "Give ‘Em Hell, Harry!"
• Gla-Glu
• God-Gov
• Gra
• Gre-Gw
• Haa-Hah
• Hai-Hal
• Ham-Hark

• Harl-Harv
• Has-Haz
• Hea-Hem
• Hen-Her
• Hes-Hn
• Hoa-Hon
• Hoo-Hor
• Hos-Ht
• Hu-Hz

• I
• Jab-Jan
• Jap-Ji
• Jones
• Jo-Jz
• Ka-Kd
• Ke-Kh

• Kessler, Seymour
• Ki-Kk
• Kl-Koh
• Koi-Kz
• Lab-Lao
• Lap-Lay
• Le-Lh

• Li-Ln
• Loc-Loq
• Lor-Lz
• McA-McE
• McF-McI
• McK-McZ
• Mac-Man
• Map-Marr

• Mars-Marx
• Mas-May
• Me-Mh
• Mic-Mil
• Min-Mn
• Mob-Moo
• Mor-Moz

• Mu-My
• Mother’s Day Cards, 1975-77
• Na-Nd
• Ne-Ni
• No-Ny
• Ob-Op
• Or-Oz

• Pac-Pas
• Pat-Pay
• Pea-Per
• Pes-Ph
• Pi-Pl
• Po
• Pr-Pz
• Q
• Raa-Ray

• Rea-Rez
• Rh-Ri
• Roa-Rod
• Roe-Ros
• Rot-Roz
• Ru-Ry
• Sab-San
• Sanborn, Robert J.

• Sap-Sca
• Scha-Scho
• Schools
• Schr-Sd
• Se-Sf
• Sha-She
• Shi-Shu
• Si-Sj

• Sk-Smi
• Smith
• Smo-Sp
• Sta-Stei
• Step-Sti
• Sto-Stu

• Su-Sy
• Ta-Te
• Tha-Thu
• Thanksgiving
• Ti-To
• Tra-Tru
• Truman Scholarship Foundation, Harry S.
• Tu-Tz

• U
• Va-Vh
• Velky, Mike
• Vi-Vz
• Vlasak, Carl E.
• Wab-Wak
• Wal-Waq
• War-Wd
• Wea-Wel

• Wen-Whg
• Whi-Whz
• White House Preservation Fund
• Wia-Will
• Wilm-Wn
• Wob-Woo
• Wor-Wz

• X-Y-Z

OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE FILE ("PINKS"), 1973-1982

• A
• Ba-Bn
• Birthday, 88th – February 1973
• Birthday, 89th – February 1974
• Bo-Bz
• Ca-Cn
• Co-Cz
• D

• E
• F
• G
• Ha-Hd
• He-Hz
• I
• J
• K
• L
• Mc

• Ma-Mh
• Mi-Mz
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• Sa-Sd
• Se-Sn
• So-Sz

• T
• U
• V
• Wa-Wh
• Wi-Wz
• X-Y-Z

HARRY S. TRUMAN CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1923-1925

• July 1923
• July 1925

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