Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Photograph of Bess Wallace and Others Sitting on a Farm Fence

Wallace, May (Mary Frances), 1894-

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Southern, Emma Procter, 1868-1961

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Emma Procter Southern (1868-1961) married William Southern, Jr., publisher of Independence Examiner newspaper, on February 10, 1892. She was the mother of May (Mary Frances) Southern Wallace, sister-in-law of Bess Wallace Truman. Her father was the Reverend Alexander Procter of Greater Kansas City. From the description of Southern, Emma Procter, 1868-1961 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10600160 ...

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing her opinions. Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as “the Boss” and his daughter, Margaret, as “the Boss’s Boss,” and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such lo...