These records consist of correspondence and financial forms relating to Harry S. Truman’s Veterans Administration life insurance policy.

Size: Less than one-half of one linear foot (approximately 150 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: Records created by U.S. Government employees in the course of their official duties are in the public domain.
Processed by: Deborah Keating (2010).

The Department of Veterans Affairs was established in 1988, assuming the functions previously exercised by the U. S. Veterans Bureau (1921-1930) and the Veterans Administration (1930 -1988).

These records consist of correspondence and financial forms related to a life insurance policy obtained by Harry S. Truman through the Veterans Administration in 1927. The policy was converted to a different type in 1931.

Included among the records are letters from Harry S. Truman accompanying his premium payments; forms providing for the reinstatement of the policy on several occasions when Truman failed to make his payments on time; premium notices; a copy of Mr. Truman’s death certificate; and forms relating to the payment of death benefits to Truman’s widow, Bess W. Truman.

A related collection at the Truman Library is the Military Personnel File of Harry S. Truman (Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, Record Group 407).

BENEFITS CLAIM FILE, 1927-1973

• Harry S. Truman

• Back to the top of the page
• Back to the Personal Papers Index