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Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998

Harry S. Truman Library Institute meeting

Second annual meeting of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute. From left to right: Andrew J. Eaton, Dr. Earl J. McGrath, Professor James L. Sellers, Professor Henry S. Commager, Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Dr. Boyd Shafer, Dr. Wayne C. Grover, Tom L. Evans, David D. Lloyd, former President Harry S. Truman, Dr. Elmer Ellis, Dr. Philip C. Brooks, Dr. Lyman H. Butterfield, Dr. G. L. Cross, Dr. Pete Kyle McCarter, Dr. Richard M. Drake, Dr. W. D. Aeschbacher, James V. Jones, Professor Samuel P. Hays, Rufus Burrus.

Truman with the Library Institute Board

The First annual meeting of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute with the following seated around the table, starting on the left: Andrew J. Eaton, Librarian, Washington University of St. Louis, Missouri; Dr. Earl J. McGrath, Columbia University, New York; Professor James L. Sellers, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Professor Henry S. Commager, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts; Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, President, University of Kansas, Lawrence; Dr. Boyd Shafer, Executive Secretary, American History Association, Washington, D. C.; Dr. Wayne C.