Cities and towns

A map titled "Pocket Map of Greater Kansas City." The map shows highways, railroads, public transportation lines, streets, boulevards, parkways, main routes of travel, schools, hospitals, police stations, points of interest, parks, county lines, city limits, state lines, and other details. An index, along the left side, locates streets and schools. Though the map is undated, it can be placed sometime between 1949, because Truman Road is on the map, and 1956, because of the location of William Chrisman High School. The cover book to this map is glued to the back.

A map of Blue Township in Jackson County, Missouri. Though the map is undated, it can be placed somewhere between 1926 and 1939 due to Route 35 being on the map. Blue Township districts are highlighted in red. Handwriting on the back reads: "Blue Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Map-Property of J.R. Fuchs, 1954. Includes Sibley area."

A print titled "Proposed Airport-Grandview Site: Master Plan." The drawing of the proposed Grandview Airport, later known as Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport, shows dimensions, elevations, county lines, railroads, roads, and other details.

A map titled "Plan of the City of Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri." The map plots commercial additions and other buildings in Independence and the area along the Missouri River. The inset is titled "Forty Acre Tract as Subdivided into Streets and Building Lots." An oval stamp near the lower right corner is from the War Department, Office of Explorations and Surveys.

A site plan of the Harry S. Truman Home in Independence, Missouri. An inset map shows the area immediately surrounding the Truman Home. This drawing is labeled sheet 1 of 10 and drawing 492 of 80,002. Handwriting on the back identifies this drawing as being part of the Miscellaneous Historical Documents Collection, Number 548.

A map titled "Land Disposal Plan: Northwest Parkway Project, MO R-31, Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, City of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri." The map, accompanied by a table, describes the usage of specific plots of land, their dimensions, and other details. Handwriting on the front reads: "175-200, 7 Acres, 300 ff, 310, M."

A survey titled "Truman Heights." The survey describes the apportionment of land previously part of the Harry S. Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri. Four red markings on the front highlight specific plots of land. Handwriting on the back reads: "H.S.T., 2 Plats, One of each" and "Truman Heights (not recorded), All lots, Harry, Vivian, and Mary."

A survey titled "Truman's Blue Ridge Heights." This survey describes the apportionment of land previously part of the Harry S. Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri. This is an unsigned copy of the original, M119.

A survey titled "Truman's Blue Ridge Heights." This survey describes the apportionment of land previously part of the Harry S. Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri. Handwriting on the front reads: "40 ft. easement." This is an unsigned copy of the original, M119.

A survey titled "Truman's Blue Ridge Heights." The survey describes the apportionment of land previously part of the Harry S. Truman Farm in Grandview, Missouri. Several annotations on the front of the survey include: "J.V.T.," "Vivian C," and other markings. The survey, signed by Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, J. Vivian Truman, and Luella Truman, includes signatures from a notary public, officials from the City of Grandview, the Grandview Planning Commission, and the Jackson County Assesser. Handwriting on the back reads: "Recorded Plan, H.S.T.