Fund raising

Margaret Truman (left) and First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (right) contribute to the Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive by placing coins in a bottle labeled "Missouri". The man in the center is unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 3.

President Harry S. Truman is delivering a radio speech to open the 1946 Red Cross Drive. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

First Lady Bess Truman (second from right) and Margaret Truman (right) contribute to the fight against infantile paralysis by dropping their dimes into the Missouri bottle outside the Capitol Theater. With them on the left is Richard Dobson, who recovered from infantile paralysis last year. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.

President Harry S. Truman (center) signs up to buy a bond from Roy Custer (right), war bonds salesman from Little Rock, Arkansas, who has sold over $500,000 worth of bonds. On the left is Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (right) is receiving a poppy from Margaret Ann Forde of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of a disabled veteran. The "buddy poppy" fundraising drive is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (left) buys a Forget Me Not from Barbara Rahm (center) and Phillis Rahm, seven year old twins, representing Disabled American Veterans. President Truman is in his office in the Federal Courthouse at 9th and Grand in Kansas City. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman and New York Governor Averell Harriman at the New York State Democratic Committee fundraiser at the Sheraton Astor Hotel in New York City. Governor Harriman addresses the group. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Left to right: unidentified man; New York Governor Averell Harriman; former President Harry S. Truman. The event is the New York State Democratic Party Fund Raiser at the Sheraton Astor Hotel in New York City. Former President Truman was the Chief Speaker. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Left to right: New York Governor Averell Harriman, Former President Harry S. Truman and unidentified guest at the New York State Democratic Committee Fund Raiser. The event was attended by 2,408 people. Guests paid $100.00 per person to hear speakers and to have dinner. Former President Truman was Chief Speaker. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

New York Governor Averell Harriman and former President Harry S. Truman near the podium at the New York State Democratic Committee Fund Raiser. The event was attended by 2,408 people. The Former President was the Chief Speaker. The event was held at the Sheraton Astor Hotel in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.