Harry S. Truman: A Resource Guide
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Designed for elementary and middle school students, America's
Library provides the following stories related to Harry S. Truman:
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Back in Time: Truman Announced A Fair Deal, January 5, 1949
Meet Amazing Americans: George Marshall and the Marshall Plan
The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
This exhibition showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress, including books, government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, plays, films, and recordings. It contains information on Harry S. Truman issuing two executive orders on July 26, 1948. One instituted fair employment practices in the civilian agencies of the federal government; the other provided for "equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin."
American
Treasures of the Library of Congress
This exhibition provides unique insight into various aspects
of American history and culture. Objects displayed are
organized according to the three categories that Thomas
Jefferson used for his library: memory, reason, and imagination.
The exhibition includes the following documents pertaining
to Harry S. Truman:
Churchill and the Great Republic
Presents the life of Winston Churchill, his career, and his connection with the United States, a country he called “the Great Republic.” The sections of the exhibition Unity and Strategy and Cold War and Long Sunset contain a number of items related to Truman, including letters, telegrams, and photographs.
For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan
This exhibition marks the fiftieth anniversary of Secretary of State George C. Marshall’s speech proposing a solution to the hunger, unemployment, and housing shortages that faced Europeans in the aftermath of World War II and examines the ways his plan benefited Europe and the U.S. It includes a photograph of Truman signing the Foreign Assistance Act, the legislation establishing the Marshall Plan.
From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America
The exhibition contains more than two hundred treasures of American Judaica from the collections of the Library of Congress. It includes Truman's note recognizing the State of Israel, May 14, 1948.
Prints
& Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search PPOC using the subject heading Truman, Harry S.,--1884-1972 to find
hundreds of digital images related to Truman such
as prints, photographs, and political cartoons. Search
all text fields in PPOC using the phrase Harry Truman to locate additional images.
A selection of highlights from PPOC includes:
January 5
On January 5, 1949, President Harry Truman used his State of the Union address to recommend measures including national health insurance, raising the minimum wage, strengthening the position of organized labor, and guaranteeing the civil rights of all Americans. Referencing the popular "New Deal" programs of his predecessor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Truman styled his reform package the "Fair Deal."
June 19
On June 19, 1947, the British and French foreign ministers issued a joint communiqué inviting twenty-two European nations to send representatives to Paris to participate in designing a plan for rebuilding war-torn Europe.
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