The Papers of Jonathan Daniels consist of the research notes Daniels used in preparing The Man of Independence (1950), a biography of President Truman. The notes were compiled mostly from interviews with Truman's family, friends, and associates, from newspaper articles, and from genealogical records. Miscellaneous reference materials and a chronology of events, 1865 to 1948, make up the remainder of the collection. The collection consists of one series, a Notes File.

See also Oral history

Size: Less than one-half of one linear foot (approximately 250 pages)
Access: Open
Copyright: Jonathan Daniels donated his copyright interest in writings in this collection to the United States of America. Copyright interest in any other writings in this collection is assumed to remain with the authors of the documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: Lori Schwartz as part of the Internship Program at the Truman Library
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and Amy Williams

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The Papers of Jonathan Daniels consist of the research notes Daniels used to write The Man of Independence (1950), a biography of President Truman. In preparation, Jonathan Daniels visited Kansas City, Missouri, in 1949, to collect material for the book. Included in his research notes is information compiled from interviews with Truman and his family, friends, and associates, as well as from newspaper articles and genealogical records. A chronology of events and some miscellaneous reference materials are also included. In their original form, a three-ring binder held the 260 pages of notes together. The notes now are divided into four parts and a table of contents has been added to each part. The collection consists of one series, a Notes File.

Before and after his trip to Kansas City in 1949, Daniels interviewed President Truman three times. Notes from interviews are included in the collection. Margaret Truman, William Leahy, Clark Clifford, Spencer Salisbury, and Eddie Jacobson are among the family, friends, and associates that Daniels interviewed for the book.

To document lesser-known aspects of Truman's career, particularly his early business dealings, Daniels consulted several published sources and visited the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch morgues. Notes and extracts from the newspaper articles he found are included in the collection.

The chronology Daniels included in his research notes documents Truman's life, events involving his family members and contemporaries, and selected political and social events dating from 1865 to 1948.

Logs of the Berlin Conference of 1945 and of Truman's vacation trips from 1946 to 1949, information concerning Truman's meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and 1945, and other miscellaneous reference items can also be found in the Daniels Papers.

Other material at the Truman Library that relates to Jonathan Daniels includes an oral history interview conducted with Daniels (Oral History Interview # 15 ). Correspondence with Daniels can be found in the Harry S. Truman Papers: President's Secretary's Files and in the Eben A. Ayers Papers.

Container Nos.		Series
1		NOTES FILE, 1949-62 (Bulk Date Span, 1949)
		Research notes used by Daniels in preparing The Man of Independence (1950), compiled from newspaper articles, genealogical records, and interviews with Truman and his family, friends, and associates; along with miscellaneous reference materials and a chronology of events from 1865 to 1948. Arranged in numerical order (Parts I through IV).

Box 1

NOTES FILE, 1949-1962 (Bulk Date Span, 1949)			Page
Part I: Notes of Interviews, July - September, 1949
	Harry S. Truman, July 28, 1949		2
	Harry S. Truman, August 30, 1949		4
	Max Lowenthal		11
	Admiral William D. Leahy		13
	Vivian Truman		15
	Grandview, Missouri interviews		16
	Independence, Missouri interviews		17
	William M. Southern, Jr.		20
	Edward Jacobson		25
	Henry Bundschu, September 28, 1949		27
	Spencer Salisbury		28
	Edwin W. Pauley		31
	Harry Vaughan and Edward D. McKim		32
	Harry Jobes and Father L.. Curtis Tiernan		34
	Mary Jane Truman		35
	Holmes family Bible		37
	Henry Bundschu, October 3, 1949		38
	Margaret Truman		41
	William M. Boyle, Jr.		42
	Clark Clifford		43
	Victor R. Messall		52
	Duke Shoop		54
	Harry S. Truman, November 12, 1949		55
Part II: Newspaper References and Genealogical Records
	Kansas City Directories (Truman Family), 1889-1935		75
	Kansas City Star morgue (Spencer Salisbury), 1914-46		77
	Kansas City Directories (David H. Morgan), 1913-24		79
	Kansas City Star morgue (Citizens Security Back), 1919-26		81
	Kansas City Star morgue (Harry S. Truman), 1926-29		86
	St. Louis Post-Dispatch morgue (Harry S. Truman), 1934-45		94
	New York Times Index (Harry S. Truman and T.J. Pendergast), 1930-44		103
	Records in Office of Register of Deeds, Johnson County, Kansas concerning SW¼ of 32-12-23, 1860-1922		107
	Missouri Manual, 1937-38 (Harry S. Truman)		109
	Vital Historical Records of Jackson County, Missouri (Holmes and Young families)		110
	Dr. W.L. Brandon letters to Harry S. Truman		113
	Harry S. Truman's ancestry		114
Part III: Chronology of Events, 1865-1948
	Chronology - general, 1865-1948		117
Part IV: Miscellaneous Reference Materials
	Truman family finances		191
	State of Kentucky		192
	Barton County, Missouri		193
	Cass County, Missouri		194
	Henry County, Missouri		195
	Jackson County, Missouri		196
	Platte County, Missouri		197
	Henry Bundschu biographical sketch of Harry S. Truman (extracts)		198
	"1880's"		205
	"Ideas"		206
	Logs of the President's vacation trips, 1946-49		207
	Harry S. Truman's meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944-45 (New York Times)		219
	T.J. Pendergast, 1946 (New York Times Index)		220
	Harry S. Truman bibliography, 1947-49		222
	Articles on Harry S. Truman listed in the Readers Guide, 1945-47		225
	"The Job That Made Truman President," by W. McCune and J.R. Beal, Harpers, June 1945 (extracts)		227
	Berlin (Potsdam) Conference log		229
	Miscellaneous Notes		259

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