Palmer, Ardelia Hardin, 1876-1968

This is a portrait of Amanda Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, who taught Latin and math to Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Charles Ross in high school in Independence, Missouri.

Portrait of Amanda Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, who taught Latin and math to Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Charles Ross in high school in Independence, Missouri.

Portrait of Amanda Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, who taught Latin and math to Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Charles Ross in high school in Independence, Missouri.

Portrait of Amanda Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, who taught Latin and math to Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Charles Ross in high school in Independence, Missouri.

This is a portrait of Amanda Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, who taught Latin and math to Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Charles Ross in high school in Independence, Missouri.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Mrs. W.L.C. (Ardelia) Palmer, former teacher of former President Harry S. Truman. The photo was taken during an interview by noted writer Merle Miller for the Truman television adaptation or Miller's book, "Plain Speaking," which appeared on the Public Broadcasting System in 1976.

Ardelia (Mrs. W. L. C.) Palmer, one of former President Harry S. Truman's teachers. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

Former President Harry S. Truman and wife Bess pose for a photo with four members of Theta Sigma Phi on the occasion of a Matrix Dinner held at the Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri. Left to right are: Mr. Truman, Mrs. W.L.C. Palmer, Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark (former U.S. Treasurer), Mrs. Gordon McKenzie, Mrs. Willie Snow Ethridge (speaker from Louisville, Kentucky), and Bess Truman. From: Mrs. W.L.C. Palmer