Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Biography:
Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, in 1884. He grew up in Independence, and for 12 years prospered as a Missouri farmer. Active in the Democratic Party, Truman was elected a judge of the Jackson County Court (an administrative position) in 1922. He became a Senator in 1934. During World War II he headed the Senate war investigating committee, checking into waste and corruption and saving perhaps as much as 15 billion dollars. As President, Truman made some of the most crucial decisions in history. Soon after V-E Day, the war against Japan had reached its final stage. An urgent plea to Japan to surrender was rejected. Truman, after consultations with his advisers, ordered atomic bombs dropped on cities devoted to war work. Two were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japanese surrender quickly followed. In June 1945 Truman witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations, hopefully established to preserve peace. -- The White House WWW site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- African American Odyssey (Library of Congress)
- Alabama Media Group Collection (Alabama Department of Archives and History)
- Anne Braden Oral History Project (Kentucky Virtual Library)
- Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library. (Digital Library of Georgia)
- Barbara C. Jordan Archives (Portal to Texas History)
- Black History Month 2004 : A Civil Rights Resource (C-SPAN)
- Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
- DeMuth--Jerry DeMuth papers, 1962-1987 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3065) (Periodicals)
- MFDP--General papers, 1965-1971, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 2, Segment 2, Part 2) (Reports)
- MFDP--Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee (partial), 1964 August 22 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 9) (Transcripts)
- Robinson--Freedom School materials (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 6) (Periodicals)
- Werner--COFO and SNCC pamphlets, newspaper clippings, conference proceedings, and press releases, 1963-1965 (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-358, Box 2, Folder 6) (Pamphlets)
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003 (University of South Carolina)
- James O. Eastland Collection Photographs (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
- Eastland and other Senators watch President Truman sign legislation. (Black-and-white photographs)
- Eastland and others making a Delta Council presentation to President Harry S. Truman (Gelatin silver prints)
- Eastland in White House with President Harry S. Truman and other senators. (Black-and-white photographs)
- Eastland with President Truman and Congressmen Will Whittington and Irby Turner. (Black-and-white photographs)
- Will Whittington, Irby Turner, President Harry S. Truman, and Eastland (Gelatin silver prints)
- James W. Silver Collection (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
- John J. Herrera Papers (University of North Texas. Libraries)
- Citation conferred on Sargent Macario Garcia by President Truman in Ceremonies at the White House at Washington, D. C. August, 1945 (Texts)
- Eulogy at the graveside ceremonies for Macario Garcia (Texts)
- [Letter from John J. Herrera to Raul Perez - 1949-01-12] (Letters (correspondence))
- [Radio station K.L.V.L. 30 second spot for John Connally for governor] (Texts)
- [Telegram from Alonso S. Perales to John J. Herrera - 1945-11-14] (Letters (correspondence))
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000 (University of South Carolina)
- Southern school news (University of Georgia Libraries)
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)