Evans, Tom L. (Thomas Lynn), 1896-1970

Tom L. Evans and his wife Mamie Evans arriving at the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas. Others in photo are unidentified.

Tom Evans (left), President Harry S. Truman (2nd from left in white hat), Admiral William Leahy (3rd from left), Clark Griffith (4th from left), and others at opening day of baseball season.

President Harry S. Truman (above Presidential Seal in white hat), Tom Evans (3rd from left), Admiral William Leahy (5th from left), and others at opening day of baseball season. They are attending a game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tom L. Evans, businessman, civic leader, and friend of former President Harry S. Truman. The photo was taken at his desk in his office during an interview by noted writer Merle Miller for the Truman television adaptation of Miller's book, "Plain Speaking," which appeared on the Public Broadcasting System in 1976.

Scene from former President Harry S. Truman's 77th birthday luncheon at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. The man on the left is Tom Evans; all others are unidentified.

Left to right: Harry Jobes, Basil O'Connor, former President Harry S. Truman, Tom Evans, and Paul Butler at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Harry S. Truman Library at Slover Park in Independence, Missouri. From: Copied from original photographs loaned to the library by Harry Barth. Originals were returned to Mr. Barth.

The dignitaries gathered for the dedication of the Liberty Bell on the steps of the Memorial Building, Independence, Missouri. The Bell, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, was presented to Independence by the people of Annecy, France as a friendship token. Among those in the photo are Edgar Hinde (front row, second from the left); President Harry S. Truman (just to the right of the flag on the left); General Harry Vaughan (just to the left of the flag on the right); J. Vivian Truman (behind President Truman); Luella (Mrs. J. Vivian) Truman (next to J.

President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with a man at the airport. Tom Evans (far right) also present.

President Harry S. Truman (lower right corner) with a crowd near his home in Independence, Missouri. Also with him are former Independence Mayor Roger Sermon (behind Truman, holding hat) and Tom Evans (extreme right, next to Sermon).

Members of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute hold a second annual Board of Directors Meeting at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. Seated around a table, left to right, are: Herman Kahn, Director, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park; Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chancellor, University of Kansas, Lawrence; James V. Jones, St. Louis University, St. Louis; Dean Francis H. Heller, Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean, Lawrence; Dr. Richard M. Drake, Chancellor, Kansas City University; Dr. W.D.