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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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Family Life and Interests
Haberdasher Harry
Running for Office
Serving the County
Serving the State and Nation
Soldier Truman

Family Life and Interests

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

Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace, January 21, 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)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haberdasher Harry

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)  

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

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

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

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

Running for Office

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

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

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

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

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)  

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

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)  

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

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

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

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

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

Serving the County

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

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)  

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)  

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)  

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

Serving the State and Nation

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)  

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

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

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

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

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

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)  

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

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)  

Soldier Truman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)  

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



       
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