Truman, J.C. Papers

Nephew of Harry S. Truman

The papers of J. C. Truman consist mainly of correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials pertaining to his relationship with his uncle, Harry S. Truman.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Size: 2 linear inches (about 100 pages).
Access: Open.
Copyright: The donor gave to the United States of America all her copyrights in this collection, and in any other collection of papers at the Harry S. Truman Library. Documents created by U.S. Government officials in the course of their duties are also in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Kate Nickle (2011) as part of the Truman Library Internship Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

1912 (August 20)		Born, Jackson County, Missouri
1936-1941		Teacher, Palmer Junior High School and William Chrisman High School
1939 (October 28)		Married Mary Agnes Higbee
1941-1953		Employee, loan division, regional office of the Veterans Administration; Deputy Director of the regional records management section of the General Services Administration; served in the United States Navy during World War II
1953-1973		Clerk, United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
1989 (September 4)		Died, Independence, Missouri

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Papers of J. C. Truman mainly consist of correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and memorabilia concerning his relationship with his uncle, Harry S. Truman, and his aunt, Bess Truman. There is no information in the collection relating to J. C. Truman's professional career as a teacher and government official.

The correspondence in the collection includes letters of thanks from Harry and Bess Truman for birthday and Christmas cards and gifts.

The photographs depict President Truman at the 1945 Berlin Conference, and on other occasions during his administration. There are also photographs of other members of the Truman family.

The printed materials include programs and other items relating to President Truman's 1949 Inauguration and President Lyndon Johnson's 1965 Inauguration, magazine articles, and a booklet on Jackson County that was published while Harry S. Truman was Presiding Judge of the Jackson County Court.

In the Harry S. Truman Papers, the Papers pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs include financial records of Harry S. Truman that were donated to the Truman Library by J. C. Truman.

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