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 1988-6-1
Womens evening gown with a black net skirt and black satin halter boldice. Worn by Mrs. D.L. Yancey at the Presidential Ball given in Springfield on June 10, 1952 for Pres. Harry Truman.

2000-14
Black and white photo of The 35th Division honored in Springfield in 1952. The Shriners are marching south on Boonville Avenue toward the Public Square. Visible are the National Guard Armory at the corner of Water Street. Lines Music Company, Quinn's Coffee Company, the Gottfried Furniture Company and the News Digest. Harry Truman marched in this parade.

 1994-8
Springfield Leader & Press newspaper, July 5,1948, describing a visit to Springfield by Harry Truman and Pres Rolu.o Gallejos of Venezuala, enroute to Bolivar, MO to dedicate a statue of Simon Bolivar. The party was traveling on the Frisco R.R.

 1994-163-1
Red felt triangular pennant with white printing, "Welcome 35th Div. 1952 Springfield, Mo." Made for the 32nd annual reunion of the 35th Div., 1952, in Springfield. Truman was an officer and attended the reunion, marched in a parade and attended a ball at the Shrine Mosque.

 1997-42
Videotape copy of a Warner Pathe newsreel of President Harry S. Truman in Springfield for the 35th Division reunion. Shows the parade, gala at the Shrine Mosque and movie opening at the Gillioz Theatre.

1978-98
Black and white photo, a character portrait by Eleanor Cox of Oliver James Corbett, Springfield artist, 1886-1969. He was a decorator and contractor as well as a landscape artist. One of his Swan Creek landscapes was purchased by the Democratic National Committee to give to President Harry Truman in 1952 at the 35th division reunion. It is hanging over the piano in the Truman home in Independence MO. Corbett's painting of the public square, Court House, and Bell Tower is hanging in the History Museum office. It was painted from an old photo of the square.

2000-17-157
Black and white negative of two school teachers. A picture of Pres. Harry Truman hangs on the wall.

 1994-7
Paperback book, The Campaign of '48 in Cartoons, published by the Washington Star newspaper.

 1996-29
Book by John K. Hulston, Lester E. Cox, 1895-1968, He Found Needs and Filled Them. A biography, paperback, published in 1992.

 2001-212-64
Photocopy of article by John K. Hulston on Zoe Byrd Akins.

 1997-26-738-750
These are editorial pages, front and back. There may be advertisements on the back. These are full newsprint sheets.

 1997-26-161-172
These are weekly editorial pages, front and back. There is often advertising copy. Other keywords: O'Reilly Vet Hospital, zoning. These are full newsprint sheets.

 1999-7-2
Scrapbook from the career of Mayor Harry Carr, made by his secretary Mrs. Powell, 1/1/1941-12/19/1941. Topics include City Council, income tax, population, World War II, fire department, hogs, garbage, O'Reilly Hospital, police, hospital, African-American, Silver Springs, segregation, Food Stamps, Unions, Truman, Civil Defense.


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