Dates: 1935-1940
Aide to Senator Harry S. Truman, 1935-1941
This collection is made up of correspondence from Senator Harry S. Truman to the Salsbury family and from Harry J. Salsbury, Jr. to his wife, Thelma, mostly relating to Truman’s campaign for reelection to the Senate in 1940.
Size: Less than one-half of one linear foot (approximately 15 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: No donation of copyright was received with this collection.
Processed by: Brian Smith (2010).
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1915 (January 3) |
Born, Brownington, Missouri |
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1934 |
Earned B.S. degree, State Teachers College, Warrensburg, Missouri |
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1935-1941 |
Worked as an aide to Senator Harry S. Truman and helped with Truman’s 1940 reelection campaign |
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1941 |
Earned LL.B. degree, George Washington University |
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1941-1942 |
Senior Auditor, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. |
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1942 |
Investigator, Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. |
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1942-1946 |
Served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Captain |
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1994 (May 10) |
Died, Warrensburg, Missouri |
This collection includes correspondence from Senator Harry S. Truman to members of the Salsbury family, dating from 1935 to 1940. Also included is correspondence from Harry J. Salsbury, Jr. to his wife, Thelma, describing events in the 1940 Senate campaign, and an invitation to a campaign reception honoring Truman in Sedalia, Missouri.
There are letters in the collection from Truman to Salsbury’s father, Harry J. Salsbury, Sr., and to his brother, Vaughn Salsbury.
More information about the Salsbury family can be found in the papers of Harry S. Truman (Official File 1053, President’s Personal Files 2290 and 1703, and Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President) and in the papers of Reathel Odum.
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CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1935-1940 Correspondence from Harry S. Truman to members of the Salsbury family and from Harry J. Salsbury, Jr. to his wife, Thelma. Arranged chronologically. |
CORRESPONDENCE FILE, 1935-1940
Box 1
- 1935-1940