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.
• Dains, Mary K. “Fulton’s Distinguished Visitors: Truman and Churchill, 1946.” v. 78, no. 3 (April 1984), pp. 277-292.
• 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.
• Garson, Robert A. “The Alienation of the South: A Crisis for Harry S. Truman and the Democratic Party, 1945-1948.” v. 64, no. 3 (April 1970), pp. 448-471.
• Heaster, Brenda L. “Who’s on Second: The 1944 Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination.” v. 80, no. 2 (January 1986), pp. 156-175.
• Kirkendall, Richard S. “Truman and Missouri.” v. 81, no. 2 (January 1987), pp. 127-140; “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.
• Misse, Fred B. “Truman, Berlin and the 1948 Election.” v. 76, no. 2 (January 1982), pp. 164-173.
• Morgan, Georgia Cook. “India Edwards: Distaff Politician of the Truman Era.” v. 78, no. 3 (April 1984), pp. 293-310.
• Pitts, Debra K. “Stuart Symington and Harry S. Truman: A Mutual Friendship.” v. 90, no. 4 (July 1996), pp. 453-479.
• Riley, Glenda. “‘Dear Mamma’: The Family Letters of Harry S. Truman.” v. 83, no. 3 (April 1989), pp. 249-270.
• Sale, Sara L. “Admiral Sidney W. Souers and President Truman.” v. 86, no. 1 (October 1991), pp. 55-71.
• Schmidtlein, Gene. “Truman’s First Senatorial Election.” v. 57, no. 2 January 1963), pp. 128-155.
• Vaughan, Philip V. “President Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights: The Urban Implications.” v. 66, no. 3 (April 1972), pp. 413-430; “The Truman Administration’s Fair Deal for Black America.” v. 70, no. 3 (April 1976), pp. 291-305.
• 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.
• “World War II” and “Modern Missouri.” v. 70, no. 4 (July 1976), pp. 496, 498-502.

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 and Articles

• 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]
• Ferrell, Robert H., ed.  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].
• Truman, Harry S.  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].