Selected Bibliography
from The State Historical Society of Missouri

Articles in the Missouri Historical Review [REF F550 M691]

• Bolt, Robert S. “President Harry S. Truman: Independent Baptist from Independence.” v. 87, no. 1 (October 1992), pp. 36-47. [opens in new window]
• Dains, Mary K. “Fulton’s Distinguished Visitors: Truman and Churchill, 1946.” v. 78, no. 3 (April 1984), pp. 277-292. [opens in new window]
• Ferrell, Robert H. “A Visitor to the White House, 1947: The Diary of Vic H. Housholder.” v. 78, no. 3 (April 1984), pp. 311-336. [opens in new window]
• Garson, Robert A. “The Alienation of the South: A Crisis for Harry S. Truman and the Democratic Party, 1945-1948.” v. 64, no. 4 (July 1970), pp. 448-471. [opens in new window]
• Heaster, Brenda L. “Who’s on Second: The 1944 Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination.” v. 80, no. 2 (January 1986), pp. 156-175. [opens in new window]
• Kirkendall, Richard S. “Truman and Missouri.” v. 81, no. 2 (January 1987), pp. 127-140. [opens in new window]
• _____. “Faith and Foreign Policy: An Exploration into the Mind of Harry Truman.” v. 102, no. 4 (July 2008), pp. 214-224.
• McClure, Arthur F., and Donna Costigan. “The Truman Vice Presidency: Constructive Apprenticeship or Brief Interlude?” v. 65, no. 3 (April 1971), pp. 318-341. [opens in new window]
• Misse, Fred B. “Truman, Berlin and the 1948 Election.” v. 76, no. 2 (January 1982), pp. 164-173. [opens in new window]
• “Modern Missouri.” v. 70, no. 4 (July 1976), pp. 499-503. [opens in new window]
• Morgan, Georgia Cook. “India Edwards: Distaff Politician of the Truman Era.” v. 78, no. 3 (April 1984), pp. 293-310. [opens in new window]
• Pitts, Debra K. “Stuart Symington and Harry S. Truman: A Mutual Friendship.” v. 90, no. 4 (July 1996), pp. 453-479. [opens in new window]
• Riley, Glenda. “‘Dear Mamma’: The Family Letters of Harry S. Truman.” v. 83, no. 3 (April 1989), pp. 249-270. [opens in new window]
• Sale, Sara L. “Admiral Sidney W. Souers and President Truman.” v. 86, no. 1 (October 1991), pp. 55-71. [opens in new window]
• Schmidtlein, Gene. “Truman’s First Senatorial Election.” v. 57, no. 2 (January 1963), pp. 128-155. [opens in new window]
• Vaughan, Philip V. “President Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights: The Urban Implications.” v. 66, no. 3 (April 1972), pp. 413-430. [opens in new window]
• _____. “The Truman Administration’s Fair Deal for Black America.” v. 70, no. 3 (April 1976), pp. 291-305. [opens in new window]
• Wilson, Thomas D. “Chester A. Franklin and Harry S. Truman: An African-American Conservative and the ‘Conversion’ of the Future President.” v. 88, no. 1 (October 1993), pp. 48-77. [opens in new window]

Articles from the Newspaper Collection

• “Truman Dies at 88.” Kansas City Star. December 26, 1972. p. 1.
• “Ex-President Truman is dead at 88.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 26, 1972. p. 1.
• “The People Did It.” Liberty Advance. November 8, 1948. p. 2.
• “President Truman's Inaugural Address.” Kansas City Star. January 20, 1949. p. 8.
• “Through the Years with Harry Truman, President.” Kansas City Times. April 13, 1945. p. 7.
• “Truman Enters Office With Firm Hand.” Independence Examiner. April 13, 1945. p. 1.
• “Wallace-Truman.” Independence Examiner. June 28, 1919. p 1.

Books

• Christensen, Lawrence O., William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn, eds. Dictionary of Missouri Biography.  Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999.  pp. 752-756.  [REF F508 D561]
• Ferrell, Robert H., ed. The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2002. [REF F508.1 T771tra 2002]
• _____. Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess, 1910-1959.  New York: Norton, 1983.  [REF F508.2 T771trd].
• Hamby, Alonzo. Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. [REF F508.1 T771ham]
• Hillman, William. Mr. President.  New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952.  [REF F508.1 T771].
• McCullough, David. Truman. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. [REF F508.T771mc]
• Miller, Merle. Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman. New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1974. [REF 973.918m616]
• Robbins, Jhan. Bess and Harry: An American Love Story.  New York: Putnam, 1980.  [REF F508.1 T771ro].
• Truman, Harry S. Memoirs. 2 vols. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1955-1956. [REF F508.1 T77Trm].
• _____. Mr. Citizen.  New York: Random House, 1960.  [REF F508.1 T771Trc].
• Truman, Margaret, ed. Letters from Father. New York: Arbor House, 1981.  [REF F508.1 T771trl].

Manuscript Collection

• Bell, C. Jasper (1885-1978), Papers, 1934-1948 (C2306)
  The correspondence and papers of a Missouri Democratic congressman include material on the Townsend Plan, legislation, and political campaigns. Information on Truman can be found throughout the collection.
• Stark, Lloyd Crow (1886-1972), Papers, 1931-1941 (C0004)
  The papers of the Democratic governor of Missouri, 1937-1941, relate to official business, campaigns, and personal affairs. Information on Truman is located throughout the collection.
• Truman, Harry S (1884-1972), Memorial Service Program, 1973 (C3409)
  Program of service held at Westminster College Chapel, Fulton, MO, on occasion of Truman's death.

Famous Missourians : Presidents & First Ladies : Harry S. Truman (1884 – 1972) : Bibliography

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