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Personal Papers and Organizational Records

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The Truman Library has accumulated approximately 600 collections of President Truman's relatives, friends and associates.

The online finding aids are intended to provide information to researchers intending to make a research visit to the library, not as a means of selecting materials for mail order photocopying. The folder titles are typically not specific enough for that purpose.

  • MacKnight, Jesse M. Papers- Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1945-1956; Foreign Service officer, 1956-1972; Charge d'Affaires, Surinam, 1956-1958; Charge d'Affaires, Togo, 1959-1960; U.N. Adviser, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State, 1961-1972 […
  • Mag, Arthur Papers- Partner in the Law Firm of Stinson, Mag, and Fizzell, 1924 - 1981; Legal Counsel to Harry S. Truman, 1945 - 1967   The papers of Arthur Mag consist mainly of Harry S. Truman's legal documents and correspondence between Truman, Mag and…
  • Maher, Sister Patrick Ellen Papers- Professor   [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 1 linear foot. Access: Open. Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the copyrights in this material and in any other material…
  • Maloney, Walter H. and Maloney, Madeline F. Papers- Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Truman The papers of Walter H. and Madeline F. Maloney mostly consist of personal letters they received from President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman. These papers are copies of original documents that were…
  • Mara, Cornelius J. Papers- Assistant Military Aide to President Harry S. Truman, 1949-1952   The papers of Cornelius J. Mara mostly relate to his service as President Truman's Assistant Military Aide from 1949 to 1952. The collection consists of one series, a Subject…
  • Marks, Ted Papers- Friend of President Harry S. Truman The Papers of Ted Marks consist of photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, and other documents mostly dealing with his military service and relationship with President Truman. [Administrative Information…
  • Marquis, George C. Papers- Friend of Harry S. Truman The papers of George C. Marquis consist of correspondence, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, event programs and other items mostly pertaining to Marquis and President Truman’s involvement with the Masonic Lodge…
  • Mason, Lowell B. Papers- Member, Federal Trade Commission, 1945-1956 The papers of Lowell Mason primarily consist of materials related to Mason’s role as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. [Administrative Information | Biographical Sketch | Collection…
  • Matthews, Francis P. Papers- Secretary of the Navy, 1949-1951; Ambassador to Ireland, 1951-1952   [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 25 linear feet, 5 linear inches (approximately 46,400 pages). Access: Open…
  • Maxwell, Robert W. Papers- Commissioner, Bureau of Accounts, Treasury Department, 1945-1960 The papers of Robert W. Maxwell consist of correspondence, certificates, printed materials, diaries, photographs, and other materials related to his personal life and his work as a…
  • McCabe, Louis C. Papers- Chief, Utilities Branch, Army Corps of Engineers, 1941-1944; Chief, Solid Fuels Section, SHAEF, 1944-1945 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 4 linear feet. Access: Open. Copyright: The…
  • McCahill, William P. Papers- Executive Secretary of the President's Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week (later renamed the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, and later the President's Committee on Employment of the…
  • McCauley, William Papers- Director, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, 1946-1964 The Papers of William McCauley consist mainly of correspondence, diary entries, appointment book entries, and printed materials pertaining to his work as Director of the Bureau of Employees'…
  • McCluney, Forrest Papers- Office of Research and Intelligence, Department of State, 1945-1950; European Director, Radio Free Europe, 1950-1951; Deputy Chairman, American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, Inc., 1951-1952 The Papers of Forrest McCluney…
  • McColm, George L. Papers- Naval Officer in Charge of Agricultural Planning for the Invasion and Occupation of Japan, 1945 The Papers of George L. McColm consist of printed materials, correspondence, handwritten notes, and other items relating to his career as an…
  • McCormick, Clarence J. Papers- Under Secretary of Agriculture, 1950-1952 The papers of Clarence J. McCormick consist of correspondence, printed materials, speeches, and other documents relating to McCormick’s work as a government official. [Administrative Information |…
  • McCormick, Fred G. Papers- Private First Class, U. S. Army, 1950-1951.The papers of Fred G. McCormick consist of approximately sixty letters he wrote to his wife during his service in the Korean War, along with correspondence, financial records, printed materials, and other…
  • McCormick, Ken Papers- Editor in Chief, Doubleday & Company, 1942-1971 The papers of Ken McCormick consist mostly of correspondence between McCormick and Harry S. Truman, and other correspondence relating to the publication of Truman's Memoirs. [Administrative…
  • McCune, Wesley Papers- Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, Charles F. Brannan, from 1948 to 1953 The papers of Wesley McCune document primarily his work as Executive Assistant to Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan from 1948 to 1953. Most of…
  • McDonald, Harry A. Papers- Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1949-1952; Administrator, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1952-1953 The papers of Harry A. McDonald relate mostly to his service as a member and chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission…
  • McEnery, John P. Papers- Member, California Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-1948; Vice Chairman, California Democratic State Central Committee, 1946-1948 The papers of John P. McEnery consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, memoranda,…
  • McGee, Thomas Papers- Kansas City businessman and friend of Harry S. Truman The Thomas McGee Papers contain correspondence between Harry S. Truman, Thomas McGee, and others, mostly relating to political and personal affairs. [Administrative Information |…
  • McGhee, George C. Papers- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs, 1949-1951; Ambassador to Turkey, 1951-1953. The papers of George C. McGhee mostly relate to his work as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and…
  • McGohey, John F.X. Papers- U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1944-1949; U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1949-1970 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 4 linear feet, 5 linear inches. Access…
  • McGrath, Earl J. Papers- U.S. Commissioner of Education, 1949-1953 The papers of Earl J. McGrath consist of microfilmed copies of his speeches, articles, and other public statements and published writings as U.S. Commissioner of Education. The collection documents…
  • McGrath, J. Howard Papers- U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1947-1949; Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1947-1949; Attorney General of the United States, 1949-1952 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 73 linear feet…
  • McGuire, Charles H. Papers- Director, National Shipping Authority, 1951-1953; Director, Office of the National Shipping Authority and Government Aid, 1953-1955 The papers of Charles H. McGuire consist mainly of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, press…
  • McKee, John L. Papers- Brigadier General and Assistant Commander of 87th Infantry Division, 1943-1945; Professor of Military Science and Tactics at University of California-Los Angeles, 1946-1948; Provost Marshal of EUCOM (United States European Command), 1949-1951;…
  • McKim, Edward D. Papers- Served under Captain Harry S. Truman in Battery D, 1918-1919; Senior Administrative Assistant to the President, 1945; Administrative Assistant to the Federal Loan Administrator, 1945; Member of the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Company,…
  • McNaughton, Frank and Hehmeyer, Walter Papers- Authors of This Man Truman (New York, 1945) See also Walter Hehmeyer oral history and Frank McNaughton Papers. [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: Less than one linear foot (approximately 500…
  • McNaughton, Frank Papers- Washington correspondent, Time, Inc., c. 1940-1950. The papers of Frank McNaughton mostly consist of reports by McNaughton on Congressional affairs and national politics. These reports served as the basis for articles in Time magazine. McNaughton…
  • Mehl, Joseph M. Papers- Administrator, Commodity Exchange Authority, 1947-1954 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 15 linear feet, 4 linear inches. Access: Open. Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the…
  • Meisburger, Edward P. Papers- Sergeant, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, World War I; Friend of Harry S. Truman The papers of Edward P. Meisburger relate to his service in Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery during World War I; his association with Harry S. Truman and…
  • Melby, John F. Papers- Second Secretary, U.S. Embassy in Chungking, China, 1945-1946 and Nanjing, China, 1946-1948; Official, Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, Department of State, 1949-1952; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Mutual…
  • Messall, Victor R. Papers- Secretary to Senator Harry S. Truman, 1935-1941 The papers of Victor R. Messall include correspondence, printed materials, and financial records relating to his work as Senator Harry S. Truman’s secretary and his subsequent career as a public…
  • Miles, John L. Papers- Major, 129th Field Artillery Regiment, 1918; Chief of Police, Kansas City, Missouri, 1929-1930 The papers of John L. Miles consist of correspondence relating to his appointment as police chief of Kansas City, Missouri in 1929; records documenting…
  • Miller III, Jo Zach Papers- Friend of Harry S. Truman The papers of Jo Zach Miller III include correspondence, memorabilia, printed materials, and photographs mostly relating to World War II and Miller's friendship with Harry S. Truman. [Administrative Information |…
  • Miller, Edward G., Jr. Papers- Assistant Secretary of State for the American Republics Area, 1949-1952 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 2 linear feet. Access: Open. Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the…
  • Miller, Merle Papers- Novelist; writer for Talent Associates television series and interviewer of Harry S. Truman; author of Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman (1974) The papers of Merle Miller at the Harry S. Truman Library concern his “oral…
  • Minton, Sherman Papers- Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-1956 The papers of Sherman Minton consist of printed and typed drafts of judicial opinions, handwritten notes, memoranda, letters, and other documents pertaining to Minton's service on the U. S. Supreme…
  • Missouri National Guard, Office of the Adjutant General, State of Missouri Records- The records of the Missouri National Guard, Office of the Adjutant General, contain documents pertaining to Harry S. Truman’s enlistment and subsequent commission and promotion as a member of the Missouri National Guard. Along with these documents…
  • Mitchell, Stephen A. Papers- Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1952-1955 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 47 linear feet, 3 linear inches. Access: Open. Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the…
  • Moore, Jr., Dward Papers- Acquaintance of Harry S. Truman The papers of Dward Moore, Jr. include correspondence, press clippings, postcards, and handwritten notes concerning Moore's encounter with President Harry S. Truman in 1946, when he was three years old and was…
  • Morison, H. Graham Papers- Assistant Attorney General, Claims Department, 1948-1950 and Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, 1950-1952, Department of Justice See also H. Graham Morison oral history. [Administrative Information | Folder Title List]…
  • Morris, Newbold Papers- President, New York City Council, 1938-1946; Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, 1952 The papers of Newbold Morris consist of the contents of six scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to his career…
  • Moseman, Albert Papers- Official, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1936-1956 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 20 linear feet, 7 linear inches. Access: Open. Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the…
  • Moullette, John B. Papers- Enlisted man, United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946, 1950-1952 On January 16, 1951, Marine Corporal John B. Moullette, while stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, wrote a letter to his father, Clarence W. Moullette, questioning the involvement…
  • Murphy, Charles S. Papers- Administrative Assistant to the President, 1947-1950; Special Counsel to the President, 1950-1953; Under Secretary of Agriculture, 1960-1965; Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1965-1968 See also Charles S. Murphy oral history and files. […
  • Murray, Thomas E. Papers- Commissioner, Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-1957 [Administrative Information | Folder Title List] ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Size: 5 linear inches (about 200 pages). Access: Open, with the exception of documents that are closed for reasons…
  • Myer, Dillon S. Papers- Chief, Compliance Division, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, 1934-1936; Chief, Division of Cooperative Relations and Planning, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1936…
  • Myers, Henry Papers- Pilot for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, 1944-1948 The papers of Henry T. Myers consist of correspondence, personnel records, photographs, newspaper clippings and other printed materials, flight records and itineraries,…