Miss May Lowe seated in the campaign "sound" car for Harry S. Truman's 1934 senatorial campaign. From an album of campaign pictures from October 1 to November 3, 1934, presented to Senator Harry S. Truman by Urso W. George and Bentley Morrow. This album was from the Truman home.
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Letter from Harry S. Truman in Washington D.C. to his wife Bess in Independence, Missouri. In this letter, Truman informs Bess of a growing rift between Truman and Bennett C. Clark: "Bennett, I suppose will be in Kansas City Saturday.
Letter from Harry S. Truman in Washington D.C. to his wife Bess in Independence, Missouri. In this letter, Truman updates Bess on his day and then candidly comments on Missouri politics, saying that, "Paul Dillon is all worried about the St. Louis situation and Matt Murray. They are in the midst of a big fight down there.
Letter from William A. Kitchen to Senator Harry S. Truman in which Kitchen discusses Franklin D. Roosevelt's unpopularity among World War veterans. Kitchen suggests that the President must attend the American Legion National Convention in St. Louis that year if he intends to visit the following year during his reelection campaign.
Letter from WWI veteran E. B. Young to Harry S. Truman in which Young proclaims his support in Truman's campaign for Judge of Jackson County. Young comments on the Kansas City Post criticizing Truman, saying that "it is the dirtiest little trick any one could do to you...".
Letter from Charlie L. Carr to Senator Harry S. Truman in which Carr informs Truman that William A. Kitchen had been involved in an accident and is "seriously but not critically injured". He then thanks Truman for his attempt to place Carr as judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A letter from Harry S. Truman to J. C. Nichols in which Truman regrets having to leave Nichols's party early. Truman agrees with Nichols in his desire to attract oil industry businessmen to Kansas City. Truman goes further in exclaiming, "Kansas City ought to be the oil capital, the air capital and the main agricultural market...
Letter from an anonymous democrat to Judge Harry S. Truman. This woman states her belief that new telephone operators should be employed at the Independence, Missouri Court House. She states, "Just because they have some friend politician is no reason they should stay in office forever."
This is a photograph of a newspaper advertisement for Harry S. Truman's 1924 campaign for Eastern District Jackson County Court Judge. The photo ran in the Independence Examiner.
Letter from W. F. Woodruff to Harry S. Truman in which Woodruff attaches Democratic Union cards. Woodruff then requests the return of signed membership cards of new Democratic Union members that Truman recommended.
Letter from Harry S. Truman in Washington D.C. to his wife Bess in Independence, Missouri. In this letter, Truman expresses his distaste for social functions, commenting that "I don't do things for people for a reward, if I did I ought to be rich.
Letter from Senator Harry S. Truman to James D. Pouncey of The Jackson County Bar Association. Truman criticizes the bar for endorsing Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Walter White in not accepting Truman's invitation to appear before the Truman Committee.