The Truman Library has accumulated approximately 400 collections of President Truman's relatives, friends and associates. This collecting effort is still active, and it is hoped that several fine collections will be added to this list in future years. A few collections on the list have not yet been processed and are consequently not open to research. These are identified with a bold NP. Many small collections - many of them only a few pages in volume - are not included in this list. Researchers who wish to inquire about any of these collections should contact the Library.

Several complete finding aids may be found through this page but for those not yet available, researchers should remember that finding aids to all the Library collections, plus unrestricted oral history transcripts, are available through interlibrary loan. In requesting finding aids and oral histories, please identify the desired collections by full title (ex. Clark M. Clifford Papers, Matthew J. Connelly, Files). The online finding aids are intended to provide information to researchers intending to make a research visit to the library, not as a means of selecting materials for mail order photocopying. The folder titles are typically not specific enough for that purpose.

• QUICK, SPENCER R. Special Assistant to the Assistant to the President, 1952-1953. Papers, 1949-1968. About 400 pages.

• QUIRK, JAMES T. U.S. Army officer, 1943-46 and 1951, including service as a public relations officer for Generals Patton and Ridgway. Papers, 1936-76; bulk dates 1944-45, 1951. About 400 pages.

• RADIUS, WALTER A. Chairman of the U.S. delegation, Danube Conference, 1948. Papers, 1948. About 300 pages.

• RADNER, WILLIAM. General counsel, War Shipping Administration, 1942-46. Papers, 1942-51. About 800 pages.

• RAY, S.J. Kansas City Star Editorial Cartoonist, 1931-1963. Papers, 1934-1959. 2 linear feet.

• RAYMOND, ROBERT S. Pilot with the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force during World War II. Papers, 1975-1993. About 25 pages.

• REDDING, JOHN M. Publicity director, Democratic National Committee, 1947-50; Assistant Postmaster General, 1950-53. Papers, 1942-64. 12 linear feet. Includes information on the 1948 Presidential campaign.

• REIFF, HENRY. Legal specialist in international organization, Department of State, 1944-46. Papers, 1943-46. 5 linear feet. Includes information about the founding of the United Nations.

• RICE, STUART A. Sociologist and statistician; Assistant Director for Statistical Standards, Bureau of the Budget, 1940-55. Papers, 1900-69. 68 linear feet.

• RICHARDS, GEORGE J. U.S. Army officer, 1915-53; Army Comptroller, 1948. Papers, 1942-50. 4 linear feet.

• RIDDLEBERGER, JAMES W. Military Government for Germany-U.S. (OMGUS), 1947-1949; Acting Political Adviser to the U.S. Military Governor and Director, Office of Political Affairs, U.S. High Commissioner for Germany, 1949-1950; Political Adviser, Economic Cooperation Administration, Paris, 1950-1952; Director, Bureau of German Affairs, Department of State, 1952-1953. Papers, 1945-1995. About 400 pages.

• RIGDON, WILLIAM M. Assistant Naval Aide to the President, 1945-53. Papers, 1945-53. 1 linear foot. Includes information about President Truman's trips.

• ROBERTS, FRANK N. U.S. Army officer, 1920-57; military attache, U.S. Embassy in Moscow, U.S.S.R., 1945-46; representative of the Special Assistant to the President on the National Security Council Planning Board, 1950-53. Papers, 1865-1976. 1 linear foot. Includes a copy of George F. Kennan's "Long Telegram".

• ROBERTS, LEO W. US Naval Officer with supply and commissary duties in the White House and aboard the USS Williamsburg, 1950-52. Papers, 1916-96. About 300 pages.

• ROBERTS, WILLA MAE. Democratic National Committeewoman from Missouri, 1952-61. Papers, 1934-56. About 900 pages.

• ROBINSON, GEORGE S. Legislative attorney, Department of the Air Force, 1948-50; Attorney, Special Committee of the Senate to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce (Kefauver Committee), 1950; Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1950-51; Confidential Assistant to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation, 1951-52. Papers, 1932-65. 3 linear feet.

• ROBINSON, HAROLD G. Chief Investigator, Special Committee of the Senate to Investigate the National Defense Program (Truman Committee), 1941-45. Papers, 1943-72. About 300 pages.

• ROCKWELL, ALVIN J. Official with the National Labor Relations Board, 1937-40, 1943-45; official in the Tax Division and Office of the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, 1940-43; Associate Director of the Legal Division, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.), 1945-48. Papers, 1622-1977; bulk dates 1935-56. 22.5 linear feet.

• ROMINE, ROY T. First paternal cousin, once removed of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1906-1971. About 260 pages.

• ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR. First Lady; U.N. official. Papers, 1945-47. 1 reel of microfilm. Mrs. Roosevelt's correspondence with President Harry S. Truman, copied from original documents in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

• ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Papers, 1933-45. 14 reels of microfilm. Selected documents from President Roosevelt's White House Central Files. Copied from original documents in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

• ROSENFIELD, HARRY N. Commissioner, Displaced Persons Commission, 1948-52; Executive Director, President's Commission on Immigration and Naturalization, 1952-53. Papers, 1945-53. 16 linear feet.

• ROSENMAN, SAMUEL I. Special Counsel to the President, 1945-46. Papers, 1944-66. 5 linear feet.

• ROSS, CHARLES G. Press Secretary to the President, 1945-50. Papers, 1926-67. 11 linear feet. Includes a draft of the document recognizing Israel, signed by President Truman, and a diary for the year 1946.

• RUSSELL, JOHN D. Division of Higher Education and Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Office of Education, 1946-52. Papers, 1926-75. 30 linear feet.

• SALANT, WALTER S. Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-52. Papers, 1934-52. 1 linear foot.

• SALISBURY, SPENCER. See Hare-Salisbury

• SANDERS, TED J. Friend of Harry S. Truman; President, Truman for Senator Committee, Cameron, Missouri, 1934. Papers, 1934-82. About 100 pages.

• SARGEANT, HOWLAND H. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1947-51; Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1952-53; president, Radio Liberty Committee, Inc., 1954-75. Papers, 1940-83. 8 linear feet.

• SATTERFIELD, FRANCES G. Staff member, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, 1938-40 and 1943-45. Papers, 1940-60. 1 linear foot.

• SAWYER, CHARLES. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53. Papers, 1911-53. 57 linear feet. Includes information about the 1952 steel industry strike and seizure.

• SAYERS, ROYD R. Director, U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1940-47. Papers, 1920-62. 1 linear foot.

• SCHINDLER, ALFRED. Under Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46. Papers, 1934-55. 14 linear feet.

• SCHLICHENMAIER, FRANCES M. Assistant in the office of Harry S. Truman, 1951-1973. Papers, 1949-1960. About 40 pages.

• SCHNEIDER, J. THOMAS. Chairman, Personnel Policy Board, Department of Defense, 1950-51; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, 1952-53; Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1953-55. Papers, 1930-73. 4 linear feet.

• SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION, 1907-9, 1933-65. 39 reels of microfilm. Copies of scrapbooks from several personal papers collections, including those of Rose Conway, Myron Cowen, Martin L. Friedman, Robert A. Lovett, Newbold Morris, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wallace. Several scrapbooks from unknown donors are also included, as is a U.S. Secret Service scrapbook concerning the attempted assassination of President Truman.

• SERMON, ROGER T. and ROGER T. SERMON, Jr. Roger Sermon, Sr.: Mayor of Independence, Missouri, 1924-50. Roger Sermon, Jr.: Chairman of the Independence Truman Centennial Commission, 1984. Papers, 1937-1991. 2 linear feet.

• SERVICE, JOHN STEWART, and CHARLES E. RHETTS. Papers, 1950-63. 1 linear foot. Information relating to the loyalty investigation of Foreign Service officer John Stewart Service.

• SHAW, BRACKLEY. Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1946-47; General counsel, Department of the Air Force, 1947-49. Papers, 1945-49. About 250 pages.

• SHERWOOD, SIDNEY. Secretary, Export-Import Bank, 1946-59. Papers, 1933-77. 3 linear feet.

• SHORT, JOHN A. Secretary of Agriculture's representative, Arkansas-White-Red River Basin Inter-Agency Committee, 1950-64. Papers, 1942-65. 9 linear feet.

• SHORT, JOSEPH H. and BETH CAMPBELL. Mr. Short was a correspondent with the Baltimore Sun, 1943-50, and Press Secretary to the President, 1950-52; Mrs. Short was Correspondence Secretary to the President, 1952-53. Papers, 1935-63, bulk dates 1943-53. 10 linear feet.

• SLATER, HAROLD M. City editor, St Joseph News-Press. Papers, 1953-72. About 230 pages. Letters from Harry and Bess Truman, photocopied from original documents in the possession of the Slater family.

• SMITH, BRYCE B. Mayor of Kansas City, 1930-39. Papers, 1924-62. 2 linear feet.

• SMITH, HAROLD D. Director, Bureau of the Budget, 1939-46. Papers, 1945-46. About 800 pages. Photocopies of the portions of Smith's diary that pertain to the Truman administration, copied from original documents at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.

• SMITH, RAYMOND C. Assistant Chief, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agriculture, 1946-52. Papers, 1938-59. 2 linear feet.

• SNYDER, DEAN A. Director of Selection, Civilian Conservation Corps, Department of Labor, 1936-40. Papers, 1933-61. 2.8 linear feet.

• SNYDER, JOHN W. Secretary of the Treasury, 1946-53. Papers, 1918-71. 106 linear feet.

• SOLOMON, MAURICE. Rabbi; personal friend of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1945-1981. About 75 pages.

• SOUERS, SIDNEY W. Executive Secretary, National Security Council, 1947-50. Papers, 1925-72. 2 linear feet.

• SPECTOR, MELBOURNE. Papers, 1946-1996. Less than one linear foot (about 1600 pages).

• SPINGARN, STEPHEN J. Administrative Assistant to the President, 1950; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1950-53. Papers, 1933-72. 28 linear feet and 1 roll of microfilm. The microfilm is of a scrapbook in the possession of the Spingarn family.

• STARK, LLOYD C. Governor of Missouri, 1937-1941. Papers, 1933-1940. About 250 pages.

• STEELMAN, JOHN R. Special Assistant to the President, 1945-1946; Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1946; Chairman, President's Scientific Research Board, 1946-1947; The Assistant to the President, 1946-1953; Acting Chairman, National Security Resources Board, 1948-1950; Acting Director, Office of Defense Mobilization, 1952. Papers, 1905-1994. 31.5 linear feet.

• STEIN, HAROLD. Economist, Staff member, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945-47. Papers, 1945-61. 6 linear feet.

• STERN, PHILIP M.  Assistant to Representative Henry M. Jackson, 1949-1950; Aide to Senator Paul H. Douglas, 1951-1952. Papers, 1949-1954.  About 1,000 pages.
  

• STETTINIUS, EDWARD R., JR. Secretary of State, 1944-45. Scrapbooks, 1944-45. 2 reels of microfilm. Copied from the original scrapbooks at University of Virginia.

• STIMSON, HENRY L. Secretary of War, 1940-45. Papers, 1944-45. 1 reel of microfilm. Stimson's diary for the period May 1944 to September 1945, copied from the original diary at Yale University.

• STOHL, RALPH N. Director of Administration, Department of Defense, 1947-53; Director of Domestic Security Programs, Department of Defense, 1953-55. Papers, 1947-55. 1 linear foot.

• STOWE, DAVID H. Deputy to the Assistant to the President, 1947-49; Administrative Assistant to the President, 1949-53. Papers 1947-53, 1960-1984. 7.2 linear feet (about 14,400 pages).

• STRACHAN, D. ALAN. Assistant Labor Adviser, American Mission for Aid to Greece, 1947-48; Director, Labor and Manpower Division, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948-51 and Mutual Security Agency, 1951-53, in Greece. Papers, 1947-62. About 800 pages.

• SULLIVAN, JOHN L. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1940-44; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, 1945-46; Under Secretary of the Navy, 1946-47; Secretary of the Navy, 1947-49. Papers, 1940-49. 7 linear feet.

• SUMNER, JOHN D. Chief Economic Officer, China Mission, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948-49. Papers, 1928-53. 6 linear feet.

• SWEENEY, JOSEPH D. Chief, British Commonwealth Bureau, Office of Research and Intelligence, Department of State, 1945-50; political officer, U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, Union of South Africa, 1950-52. Papers, 1943-55. 2 linear feet.

• SWOYER, MARTHA ANN. Niece of Harry and Bess Truman. Papers, 1940-1991. Less than one-half of one linear foot (approximately 100 pages).

• SYMINGTON, STUART. Secretary of the Air Force, 1947-50. Papers, 1946-50. 6 linear feet. Includes information about military budgets and procurement, the strength of the armed forces, Air Force relations with defense contractors and with Congress, and the reorganization of the military establishment.

• TANNENWALD, THEODORE, JR. Assistant Director and Chief of Staff to the Director, Mutual Security Agency, 1951-53. Papers, 1947-57. 3 linear feet.

• TATE, JACK B. Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State, 1947-54. Papers, 1941-55. 1 linear foot.

• TAYLOR, GEORGE W. Chairman, National War Labor Board, 1945; Chairman, Wage Stabilization Board, 1950. Papers, 1942-51. 1 linear foot.

• TAYLOR, MYRON C. Personal Representative of the President to the Vatican, 1939-50. Papers, 1938-52. 1 linear foot.

• TENENBAUM, EDWARD A. Special Assistant to the Finance Adviser, U.S. Military Government in Germany, 1945-48; economist, Economic Cooperation Administration, 1948-50; economist, International Monetary Fund, 1950-51; economic adviser, Mutual Security Agency, 1951-52; finance adviser to the government of Greece, 1952-54. Papers, 1941-59. 4 linear feet.

• THACHER, JOHN H. Captain of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, immediately prior to Harry S.Truman. Papers, 1918-88. Less than 1 linear foot.

• THAYER, CHARLES W. Foreign Service officer, 1933-53; chief, Division of International Broadcasting, Voice of America, 1947-49; political liaison officer to the German government, Bonn, 1950-51; consul general, Munich, 1952-53. Papers, 1920-68. 14 linear feet.

• 35TH DIVISION ASSOCIATION. Records, 1916-68. 14 linear feet.

• TIERNAN, L. CURTIS. Chaplain, 129th Field Artillery, 1917-19; chief chaplain, European Theater of Operations, 1943-46. Papers, 1944-61. About 100 pages.

• TRELOGAN, HARRY C. Chief, Research Division, Bureau of Dairy Industry, Department of Agriculture, 1945-46; Assistant to the Administrator, Research and Marketing Administration, 1947-49; Assistant Research Administrator, Agricultural Research Administration, 1950-53. Papers, 1945-75. 11 linear feet.

• TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Records, 1882-1997. About 600 pages.

• TRIVERS, HOWARD. Foreign Service officer, 1941-69. Papers, 1945-62. 2 linear feet.

• TRUMAN AND HOLMES FAMILIES. Correspondence, 1844-67. About 300 pages.

• TRUMAN ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, INC. Records, 1984-1997. About 800 pages.

• TRUMAN, HARRY S. Presiding Judge of Jackson County, Missouri, Court, 1927-34; US Senator, 1935-44; Vice-President of the United States, 1945; President of the United States, 1945-52. 3809 linear feet.

• TRUMAN, LOUIS W. Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, 1958-60; Deputy Commanding General, Continental Army Command, 1962-63. Scrapbooks, 1958-62. 1 linear foot.

• TRUMAN, MARGARET. See DANIEL, CLIFTON, and MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL

• TRUMAN, MARY JANE. Sister of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1901-25. About 800 pages. Composed of documents from the estate of Mary Jane Truman relating to John Anderson Truman, J. Vivian Truman, and to Harry Truman's work as farmer, road overseer, and soldier.

• TRUMAN, RALPH E. Cousin of Harry S. Truman; Commanding General, 35th Division, 1938-42. Papers, 1899-1962. 3 linear feet.

• TURNER, ROBERT C. Member, Council of Economic Advisers, 1952-53. Papers, 1941-52. 2 linear feet.

• TWOHY, JAMES F. Governor, Federal Home Loan Bank Administration, 1939-46. Papers, 1938-63. About 225 pages.

• VANECH, A. DEVITT. Chairman, President's Temporary Commission on Employee Loyalty, 1946-47. Papers, 1946-48. 1 linear foot.

• VAN SANT, THOMAS H. Fulton, Missouri banker and friend of Harry S.Truman. Papers, 1936-56. About 200 pages.

• VAUGHAN, HARRY H. Military Aide to the President, 1945-53. Papers, 1942-73. 2 linear feet.

• VEATCH, N. T. Consulting engineer, Jackson County, Missouri, Highway Department. Papers, 1926-33. About 500 pages.

• VINSON, FRED M. Director, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, 1945; Secretary of the Treasury, 1945-46; Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53. Papers, 1944-53. 49 reels of microfilm. One microfilm reel contains Vinson's correspondence with Truman between 1944 and 1953. The other 48 reels contain Vinson's papers as Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Secretary of the Treasury, 1944-46. Copied from original documents at the University of Kentucky.

• WAGNER, ALLEN. Assistant to the Chairman, Civil Service Commission, 1951-53. Papers, 1951-53. About 250 pages.

• WALLACE, DAVID F. Nephew of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1940-73. About 100 pages.

• WALLACE, HELEN First Cousin of Bess Truman.  Papers, 1893-1969.  About 400 pages.

• WALLACE, MARY Sister-in-law of Bess Wallace Truman. Papers, 1919-1988. About 800 pages.

• WALLGREN, MONRAD C. Friend of Harry S. Truman; Chairman, Federal Power Commission, 1950-51. Papers, 1929-59. 2 linear feet and 1 reel of microfilm. The documents on microfilm are copied from original documents at the University of Washington.

• WALLING, L. METCALFE. Administrator, Walsh-Healey Act, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, 1942-47. Papers, 1937-66. 6 linear feet.

• WALSH, JEROME K. Kansas City attorney and friend of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1931-66. 4 linear feet. Includes information on Kansas City politics, the proposed Missouri Valley Authority, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Truman's trip to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on election night, 1948.

• WARING, FRANK A. Chairman, Philippine War Damage Commission, 1946-51. Papers, 1946-51. 2 linear feet.

• WARREN, GEORGE L. Adviser on Refugees and Displaced Persons, Department of State, 1944-68. Papers, 1930-72. 1 linear foot.

• WASHINGTON, S. WALTER. Foreign Service officer, 1926-53. Papers, 1945-77. 7 linear feet.

• WATERS, HERBERT J. Information specialist, 1949-51 and Assistant to the Secretary, 1951-53, Department of Agriculture. Papers, 1949-53. 11 linear feet.

• WATTS, LYLE F. Regional Forester, North Central Region, 1936-39, Regional Forester, North Pacific Region, 1939-42; and Chief, 1943-52, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. Papers, 1927-62. 3 linear feet.

• WATTS, PEGGY. (Marguerite Watts Jochum). Interior designer who worked on the White House during Truman's administration. Papers, ca. 1946-92. About 800 pages.

• WEAR, SAM M. Missouri political associate and friend of Harry S. Truman. Papers, 1932-44. 2 linear feet.

• WEBB, JAMES E. Director, Bureau of the Budget, 1946-49; Under Secretary of State, 1949-52; Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961-68. Papers, 1928-80. 232 linear feet. Also an accretion, 23 linear feet.

• WEBSTER, EDWARD M. Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-56; Chairman, U.S.-Canadian Great Lakes Commission, 1952. Papers, 1947-56. 2 linear feet.

• WEIHMILLER, HORACE E. Director, Aircraft Consultant Service, 1945-53. Papers, 1933-53. 3 linear feet.

• WEINSTEIN, ALLEN. College professor, author. Papers, 1940-79. 15 linear feet. Composed primarily of copies of documents from the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to the Alger Hiss-Whitaker Chambers case, 1948-50.

• WEIZMANN ARCHIVES, Rehovoth, Israel. Records, 1945-52. About 200 pages. Photocopies of documents pertaining to relations between the United States, Palestine and Israel.

• WHITEHAIR, FRANCIS P. General counsel, Economic Stabilization Agency, 1950-51; Under Secretary of the Navy, 1951-53. Papers, 1945-48. 7 linear feet.

• WIGGINS, A. L. M. Under Secretary of the Treasury, 1947-48. Diaries, 1947-48. About 800 pages.

• WILCOX, FRANCIS O. Chief of Staff, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1947-55. Papers, 1930-85. 14 linear feet.

• WILL, RALPH R. Administrator, Land and Water Programs, Department of Agriculture, 1950-53. Papers, 1943-60. About 800 pages.

• WILLCOX, ALANSON W. General counsel, Federal Security Agency, 1947-53. Papers, 1943-53. About 75 pages.

• WILLIAMS, FRANCIS W. Pilot of the Presidential airplane Independence, 1947-53. Papers, 1947-53. About 1,000 pages. Also an accretion, about 100 pages.

• WILSON, ARTHUR W. U.S. Army officer, 129th Field Artillery, during World War I. Papers, 1919-61. Includes his correspondence with Truman. 1 reel of microfilm. Copied from original documents at Cornell University.

• WOLFSOHN, JOEL D. Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 1952-53. Papers, 1926-61. 19 linear feet.

• WOODWARD, STANLEY. Ambassador to Canada, 1950-53. Papers, 1950-64. About 600 pages.

• WRIGHT, DOUGLAS G. Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, 1943-72. Papers, 1937-74. 2 linear feet.

• YATES, SIDNEY R. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-63, 1965-1999. Papers, 1932-54 (bulk dates: 1949-52). 1.6 linear feet. Copied from original documents at the Chicago Historical Society.

• YOUNG, JOHN C. Presiding Judge, Tribunal V, U.S. Military Tribunals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1948. Papers, 1947-48. 33 linear feet.

• ZOBRIST, BENEDICT K. Director, Harry S. Truman Library, 1971-94. Papers, 1973-86. 2 linear feet. Documents Zobrist's work as member and officer of the Independence Heritage Commission and the Truman Farm Home Foundation, and as member of a task force for the National Frontier Trails Center project.

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