Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

                       


Senator Truman at Capitol, ca. 1940
  Senator Truman at Capitol, ca. 1940

About the Collection

  This collection focuses on the years 1918 through 1941 of Harry S. Truman's life. It includes 61 documents totaling 323 pages. Supporting materials include oral history transcripts, photographs, audio recordings, film footage, and objects from the Truman Library Museum collection.

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1918

December

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, December 14, 1918 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1919

Truman-Jacobson Haberdashery Advertisement, ca. 1919 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Business Card, Truman-Jacobson, ca. 1919 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

January

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, January 21, 1919 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, February 1, 1919 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, February 18, 1919 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Lease, Louis Oppenstein to Harry S. Truman and Edward Jacobson, May 27, 1919 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1920

March

United States Army Officers' Reserve Corps Commission for Harry S. Truman, March 20, 1920 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1921

February

Resume of Articles of Incorporation, February 23, 1921 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

Truman-Jacobson, Inc. Certificate, June 29, 1921 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1922

Letterhead, Harry S. Truman, Democratic Candidate for County Judge, ca. 1922 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1923

May

Oil and Gas Lease, May 23, 1923 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1924

1924 County Judge Campaign advertisement, ca. 1924 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

Elizabeth Gates to Madge Wallace, February 23, 1924 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

Campaign Advertisement, ca. June 1924 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1925

Kansas City School of Law Transcript of Harry S. Truman, ca. 1925 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

March

Receipt, H. J. Ott and Company, March 1, 1925 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

United States Army Commission, June 16, 1925 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace Truman, July 4, 1925 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1926

November

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, November 7, 1926 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1927

July

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 11, 1927 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, August 30, 1927 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1928

July

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, July 10, 1928 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Margaret Truman, July 13, 1928 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1929

April

Speech, Dedication of the Bethesda Monument to the Pioneer Mother, April 19, 1929 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1930

June

Speech Draft, Kansas City's Regional Plan Association and Jackson County's Road System, June 16, 1930 
    Scanned version (9 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

December

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, December 3, 1930 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1931

May

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, ca. May 1931 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1932

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, ca. 1932 
    Scanned version (8 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, ca. 1932 
    Scanned version (20 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, ca. 1932 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

Statement of Service, Harry S. Truman, June 5, 1932 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Special Orders Number 100, Unit Training, 381st Field Artillery, June 28, 1932 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1933

April

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, April 23, 1933 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, April 30, 1933 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, August 23, 1933 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

November

Harry S. Truman to Relief and Reemployment Committee Chairmen, November 15, 1933 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1934

Diary appointment book of Harry S. Truman, 1934 
    Scanned version (81 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Longhand Note by Harry S. Truman, May 14, 1934 
    Scanned version (40 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

October

Campaign Rally Poster, October 1, 1934 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Recapitulation of Receipts and Disbursements of Harry S. Truman, October 3, 1934 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

November

Candidate's Affidavit by Harry S. Truman, November 8, 1934 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1935

March

Harry S. Truman to James Farley, with attachments, March 4, 1935 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Julien Friant to Harry S. Truman, March 14, 1935 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1937

June

Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Thomas J. Pendergast, with attachment, June 30, 1937 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

September

Eugene Damon to Harry S. Truman, with reply from Victor R. Messall, September 4, 1937 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1938

July

Victor Messall to Alex Sachs, with attachments, July 22, 1938 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1939

January

Harry S. Truman to Samuel Honaker, with related material, January 5, 1939 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

March

Harry S. Truman to Eddie Jacobson, with attachment, March 3, 1939 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Samuel Honaker to Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1939 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Alex Sachs, with attachment, May 31, 1939 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1940

April

Sherman Minton to David Berenstein, April 22, 1940 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

John Bankhead to David Berenstein, April 24, 1940 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Robert Reynolds to David Berenstein, May 7, 1940 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

Program for Reception for Harry S. Truman, June 15, 1940 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Extension of Remarks of Lewis Schwellenbach, Congressional Record, Volume 8, Part 16, pages 4546-4547, June 25, 1940 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Press Release, June 28, 1940 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Press Release, July 3, 1940 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, August 10, 1940 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1941

February

Press Release, February 10, 1941 
    Scanned version (12 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

December

Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, December 7, 1941 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Ethel Noland, December 14, 1941 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1949

March

Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Ed Carroll, with attachments, March 29, 1949 
    Scanned version (9 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  



       
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