LibGuides: Primary Sources: U.S. Presidents: Truman

Online Sources: Harry S. Truman

Cold War Turns Hot
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Includes documents related to MacArthur, the Korean War, etc. from during the Presidency of Harry S. Truman.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum & Library: Audio-Visual Collection
Oral History Interviews (Truman Library)
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The Truman Library has approximately 500 interviews supplementing the written record of Harry S. Truman's life and times. The interviews are available in transcript form and range in length from fewer than 10 to over 1,000 pages, with most being between 20 and 200 pages. Researchers may obtain through interlibrary loan only those oral histories that are not available online. Description from site
President Harry Truman Writes about the Assassination Attempt on His Life Just the Day Before
Truman Doctrine (1947)
Truman Photos at Fold3
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The photographs in this collection document Truman's life from his childhood to his retirement. Most cover his years as president (1945-52). Description from footnote.com

Book Sources: Harry S. Truman

A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library.
Click the title for location and availability information.

Off campus access instructions (for e-books)

Affection and Trust by Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson
Call Number: E814 .A4 2010
ISBN: 0307593541
The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971
Dear Bess by Harry S. Truman
Call Number: E814 .A4 1983
ISBN: 0826212034
The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959
Dear Harry, Love Bess by Clifton Truman Daniel (Editor)
Call Number: E814.1.T68 D36 2011
ISBN: 193550326X
Bess Truman's letters to Harry Truman, 1919-1943
Documentary History of the Truman Presidency by Dennis Merrill
Call Number: E813 .D56 1995
ISBN: 1556555679
Letters from Father by Margaret Truman
Call Number: E814.1 .L47 1981
ISBN: 0877953139
The Truman family's Personal Correspondence
Major Presidential Decisions by Fred L. Israel (Editor)
Call Number: E333 .M34 1980
ISBN: 087754218X
Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States in eulogy of Harry S. Truman, late a President of the United States by United States. Congress (93d, 1st session : 1973)
Call Number: E814.U58 M5
Mr. President by William Hillman
Call Number: E814 .T78 1952
The First Publication from the Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers, and Revealing Interviews of Harry S. Truman, thirty-second President of the United States of America
Official Program Commemorating the Inauguration of Harry S. Truman by 1949 Inaugural Committee (U.S.)
Call Number: F199 .W31 1949
Located in the Rare Book Room, please ask at the Circulation Desk.
Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929-1953 by John E. Moser
Call Number: E176.1 .P9217 2002
ISBN: 0313314411
Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Thank You, Mr. President, a White House Notebook by A. Merriman Smith
Call Number: E807.S642 T3
The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman by Harry S. Truman
Call Number: E814 .A32
ISBN: 0826214452
The Quotable Harry S. Truman by Harry S. Truman
Call Number: E814.A25 S4
Compiled and edited by T. S. Settel and the staff of Quote
Truman in Cartoon and Caricature by James N. Giglio and Greg G. Thielen
Call Number: E814 .G52 1984
ISBN: 0813818060
We Interrupt this Broadcast by Joe Garner
Call Number: PN4784.T4 G36 1998
ISBN: 1570713286
Where the Buck Stops by Harry S. Truman
Call Number: E742.5 .T62 1989
ISBN: 9780446391757
The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S. Truman, edited by Margaret Truman

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