Truman, Harry S., 1946 - 1952
Scope and Contents
The Harry S. Truman VIP File includes black and white photographs from several visits by President Truman, First Lady Bess Truman, and their daughter Margaret Truman to Dayton, as well as elsewhere in Ohio and Indiana.
There are visits to Dayton, Columbus, Sidney, Wooster, and Bellefontaine, Ohio, as well as Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana.
Notable individuals photographed with President Truman include: Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam; Carl Lehman, Democratic leader in Sidney; Fred Speice and Roy Neth, Dayton City Commissioners; Frank J. Lausche, later Ohio governor; James M. Cox; Edward G. Breen, Dayton mayor and later Congressman; Louis Lohrey, Dayton mayor; Albert Horstman, Democratic National Committeeman from Dayton; Marguerite Parrish, a local Democratic Party leader in Dayton; and Michael V. DiSalle, Ohio senatorial candidate and later Ohio governor.
The most voluminous file is for a visit that President Truman made to Dayton in October 1948, with wife Bess and daughter Margaret, including several shots of a parade in an open car alongside James Cox and Edward Breen, as well as a speaking engagement at Memorial Hall.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1952
Creator
- From the Collection: Dayton daily news (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
The Dayton Daily News Archive is stored off-site. Please contact the Archives staff at 937-775-2092 or library-archives@wright.edu with your research topic at least three business days in advance of visiting to allow time to retrieve files.
Extent
0.40 linear feet (1 binder box and 3 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Separated Materials
Many negatives for the Indiana/Ohio visits in June 1948 and October 1948 are available in the Negatives by Subject (NGS) sub-series.
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
