Marquis, George C. Papers

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 before, during and after Truman’s terms as President.

Size: Less than one linear foot (about 400 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The Truman Library received no donation of copyright from the donor of this collection. Documents created by U.S. Government officials in the course of their duties are in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents or their heirs.
Processed by: Erwin J. Mueller (1974); Margaret E. Robertson (2006).

The papers of George C. Marquis consist mainly of documents pertaining to the Masonic Lodge of Missouri and the involvement of Marquis and Harry S. Truman in Masonic organizations.

The papers are arranged in one series, a Subject File. Much of the collection consists of correspondence between Truman and Marquis during Truman’s Senate and Presidential years. Included are letters between the two men inquiring about families and happenings around Independence, Missouri; correspondence between Marquis and others concerning Truman; newspaper clippings covering trips made to the Kansas City area by Truman; and requests for guidance on different Masonic issues by both parties. The collection also contains programs of Masonic events, registers of those who attended such events, a birthday card to the President from the Independence Chamber of Commerce, and the program from the Truman homecoming dinner in 1953.

More information about Truman’s involvement in Masonry can be found in the Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President  (Masonic File) and in the President’s Secretary’s Files (Personal File).