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Longtime Truman Library Chief Dies
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Benedict K. Zobrist, former director of the Truman Library, died April 19, 2007, at the age of 85. He was director from 1971 through 1994. The article states that "it was Zobrist's task to see that Truman's office papers, originally not part of the library's holdings, were acquired" and he "sought out hundreds of Truman administration officials scattered across the country, asking that their documents be made available." Zobrist also worked to reinvent the library for a new generation of Americans who had no personal memory of Truman. A renovation of the library began just as he was leaving as director. He very much wanted the library to be an educational facility and not a shrine to Truman. Includes his picture.
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2007-04-20
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Newspaper Article
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Architectural drawing of the front entrance side of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum located on 500 West Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. View is looking toward the northeast. Lower left hand corner of the photograph contains the name: Egan Ray Gleason.
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1955-11
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Photograph
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Architectural drawing of the entrance to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum located on 500 West Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri. View is looking toward the northeast.
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1955-11
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Photograph
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A Library Start
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Article concerning the groundbreaking of the Truman Library in Independence, includes photo of Harry S. Truman.
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1955-05-08
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Newspaper Article
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Full frontal, exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking north.
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Negative
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Harry S. Truman Gravestone
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Grave marker for President Harry S. Truman at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.
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Negative
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northwest.
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Negative
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Bess Wallace Truman Gravestone
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Grave marker for Bess Wallace Truman, wife of President Harry S. Truman at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. No print image; negative and digital only.
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Negative
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Frontal exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northwest.
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Negative
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Exterior view of the presidential library and museum for Harry S. Truman in Independence, Missouri, looking northeast.
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Negative
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Judge is Found Dead in His Home
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Judge Cordell D. Meeks, Jr., who served on the Wyandotte County District Court was found dead on June 28, 2006. His father, Cordell D. Meeks, Sr., was the first African-American District court judge in Kansas. Cordell Meeks, Jr., served on the boards of numerous groups and civic organizations. "In 1999 he became the first African-American to serve on the board of the Truman Museum, a position he considered an honor because his father had been a friend of the president. In 2001 he was elected president of the American Lung Association." Includes his picture.
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2006-06-29
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Winning Wonders
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The newspaper recently tried to have readers decide what the area's Seven Wonders were from a list of 21 possibilities. Over 2,000 ballots arrived and the winners were: (1) Country Club Plaza, (2) Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, (3) Community of Christ Temple, (4) Union Station, (5) Truman Presidential Museum and Library/Truman homes, (6) Liberty Memorial, and (7) Fountains & Boulevards. The article also lists the 21 selections in order by ranking.
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2006-08-15
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Newspaper Article
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Plenty of Bucks Stopped Here
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In June 2011, approximately 22,000 pages of Harry and Bess Truman's financial records were made available to the public by the Truman Library. This article details several of the important documents uncovered and provides a glimpse of the former president and first lady's investments, assets, and other financial dealings.
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2012-01-15
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Newspaper Article
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Exterior view of the front entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum taken during the dedication ceremony which was held for the Thomas Hart Benton mural located in the front lobby area of the library. View includes the front podium area. Thomas Hart Benton is seen speaking at the podium. Shown seated behind the podium are left to right: Harry Truman, David Lloyd, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Wayne Grover, and Bess Truman.
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1961-04-15
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
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Exterior view of the front entrance of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum taken during the dedication ceremony which was held for the Thomas Hart Benton mural located in the front lobby area of the library. View includes those seated by the podium and those seated in chairs attending. The man speaking is identified as David D. Lloyd. Seated behind the podium between the columns are left to right: Harry Truman, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Thomas Hart Benton directly behind the speaker.
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Date
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1961-04-15
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Medicare Bill Signed at Truman Library
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File contains an article with photos of the signing of the national Medicare bill into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the Truman Library next to Harry S. Truman, designed to aid elderly citizens in paying for their health care services.
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1965-08-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Society Archives into Old Courthouse Soon
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News of the upcoming move to the Independence Square Courthouse of the Jackson County Historical Society archives from the Truman Library.
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1972-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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From High Court, a Truman Tale
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Sandra Day O'Connor, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, received the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award. The ceremony was held at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Broadcast journalist Walt Bodine received the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award which was given at the presidential museum in Independence.
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2005-05-07
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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