Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 9 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
In this letter to her soon-to-be husband, Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace writes about how much she is looking forward to him coming home from serving in France in World War I, their upcoming wedding, their need for a car, a possible job for Harry, and visits from family and friends. She also writes about the military review that Truman participated in before returning home with the Prince of Wales and General John Pershing.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18513375
label
Letter from Bess Wallace to Harry S. Truman
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
9
Source metadata
id
18513375
sourceUrl
contentType
document
title
Letter from Bess Wallace to Harry S. Truman
description
In this letter to her soon-to-be husband, Harry S. Truman, Bess Wallace writes about how much she is looking forward to him coming home from serving in France in World War I, their upcoming wedding, their need for a car, a possible job for Harry, and visits from family and friends. She also writes about the military review that Truman participated in before returning home with the Prince of Wales and General John Pershing.
citationUrl
collections
Bess W. Truman Papers
Harry S. Truman Correspondence Files
subjects
Elliot, Arthur J., 1882-
Wallace, Madge Gates, 1862-1952
Morgan, David H.
Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978
Wallace, Helen, 1896-1971
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
Bundschu, Charles C., 1890-1973
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Soldiers
Marriage
Automobiles
imageCount
9
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
18513375
levelOfDescription
item
productionDates
day
16
logicalDate
1919-03-16
month
3
year
1919
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
d2664f36d3a126fa
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
c1d0b7c8e89dab04
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
2f3b421a7382d95b
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
4
type
photo
mediaId
5a06b909cad86d1c
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
5
type
photo
mediaId
2b2dfe489b95a5f0
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
6
type
photo
mediaId
4e8e9db498b54e97
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
7
type
photo
mediaId
e6667812b0197774
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
8
type
photo
mediaId
a9da199d1957f2f5
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no
seq
9
type
document
mediaId
54df0c50e157cdbb
hasOcr
yes
hasDescription
no