Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976

President Harry S. Truman prepares to throw the first ball at the 1951 opening game at Griffith Stadium in Washington. In the first row are, from left to right: two unidentified men, Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, First Lady Bess W. Truman, President Truman, Washington Senators manager Bucky Harris, Senators President Clark Griffith, and New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel. Standing behind and between Griffith and Stengel is United States Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson. In the second row are Admiral Robert Dennison and General Harry Vaughan (behind Mrs.

President Harry S. Truman (center) talks with his Appointment Secretary, Matthew Connelly (left) and his Press Secretary, Charles Ross (right) while on vacation in Key West, Florida. They are standing underneath a palm tree on the grounds of the "Little White House." From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) standing on a New York City street at the corner of East 44th Street and 5th Avenue, with Matthew Connelly. They are full-length, facing the camera, with the Empire State Building in the background.

President Harry S. Truman (far right) chats with members of his staff at a baseball game in Griffith Stadium. Front row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, and President Truman. Second row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, unidentified, General Robert Landry, Matthew Connelly, and unidentified. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

James A. Farley (foreground), Ex-Postmaster General and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, applauds the entrance of President Harry S. Truman (left, background) to the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in the Mayflower Hotel. Matthew Connelly greets President Truman in the center background. All others are unidentified. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

Presidential Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly receives a report from the General Motors fact finding panel that resolved the General Motors and United Auto Workers dispute. From left to right, Milton Eisenhower, Lloyd Garrison, and Matthew Connelly. From the Scrapbook of Matthew Connelly, Volume 2.

Matthew Connelly (left), Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman, accepts a sack of potatoes from Senator Francis J. Myers (right), as Nina Herschner (center) looks on. Ms. Herschner is the Pennsylvania Potato Blossom Queen and from Felton, Pennsylvania.

Maurice Latta (left) points at President Harry Truman's signature as Matthew Connelly (right) holds the bill that authorized emergency relief to France, Italy, and Austria.

Matthew Connelly receives a report from the General Motors fact finding panel, tasked with resolving the dispute between the company and the United Auto Workers. From left to right, Milton Eisenhower, Lloyd Garrison, and Matthew Connelly, Appointment Secretary to President Harry S. Truman. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 2.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at a picnic during a visit to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida. Pictured from left: Admiral Robert Dennison, Matthew Connelly, Joseph Short, William Hassett, Admiral William Leahy, Lieutenant Commander Leo Roberts, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.