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Records of the U.S. Secret Service: Protective Survey Reports and Trip Files (Record Group 87)

1945-1953

These records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, photographs, charts, maps, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the protection of President Harry S. Truman, his immediate family, and other dignitaries.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Size: 16 linear feet, 7 linear inches.
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Copyright: The donor gave to the U.S. government the copyrights in this material and in any other material received by the U.S. government and maintained in a depository administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Documents created by U.S. government officials in the course of their official duties are in the public domain. Copyright interest in other documents presumably belongs to the creators of those documents, or their heirs.
Processed by: David Clark (2012-2013); Tammy K. Williams (2025).

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AGENCY HISTORY NOTE

The U.S. Secret Service was founded in 1865 to reduce the number of counterfeit bills that were circulating throughout the American economy. After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, the Secret Service's main priority shifted to protecting the President of the United States and the President's family. These responsibilities were later expanded to include the protection of former Presidents and Presidential candidates. Originally a division of the Treasury Department, the Secret Service was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The Records of the U. S. Secret Service: Protective Survey and Trip Files (Record Group 87) consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, photographs, charts, maps, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the protection of President Harry S. Truman, his immediate family, and other dignitaries. It is arranged into one series. Most of materials pertain to specific trips taken by President Truman and his family. These trips include his regular vacations to Key West, Florida and Shangri-La, regular appearances at the Army-Navy football game, trips home to Missouri, campaign trips, and other unique trips. This series also contains information about places in Washington, D. C. and elsewhere that the First Family frequently visited, including hotels, Arlington Cemetery, Griffith Stadium, the Lincoln Memorial, Constitution Hall, Washington National Cathedral, as well as their family homes in Independence and Grandview, Missouri. Also included is information about Margaret Truman’s Secret Service detail, especially involving her work as a concert singer on tour, as well as her trips to Europe.

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

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Series

1-38

   PROTECTIVE SURVEY REPORTS AND TRIP FILES, 1945-1953
memoranda, correspondence, reports, photograph, charts, maps, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the protection of President Harry S. Truman, his immediate family, and other dignitaries.

 

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FOLDER TITLE LIST

PROTECTIVE SURVEY REPORTS AND TRIP FILES, 1945-1953

Box 1

  • 1945, April
  • 1945, April-May—Death and Funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 1945, May
  • 1945, June
  • 1945, July
  • 1945, July-August—Potsdam Conference
  • 1945, August
  • 1945, September
  • 1945, September—Jefferson Island, Maryland
  • 1945, October
  • 1945, October—Berryville, Virginia
  • 1945, October—American Legion Fair, Caruthersville, Missouri

Box 2

  • 1945, October—Navy Day, New York City
  • 1945, November
  • 1945, December
  • 1945, December—Army-Navy Football Game, Philadelphia
  • 1945, December—Independence, Missouri
  • 1946, January
  • 1946, February
  • 1946, March

Box 3

  • 1946, March—Fulton, Missouri
  • 1946, April
  • 1946, April—Army Day, Chicago
  • 1946, April—Hyde Park, New York
  • 1946, April—Quantico, Virginia and Washington Cathedral
  • 1946, April—Pan American Union, Washington, DC
  • 1946, May
  • 1946, May—Shangri-La
  • 1946, May—Fordham University, New York City
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Box 4

  • 1946, May—William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri
  • 1946, May—Oklahoma City (Canceled)
  • 1946, June
  • 1946, June—Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
  • 1946, July
  • 1946, July—Wianno, Massachusetts
  • 1946, August
  • 1946, August—Bermuda
  • 1946, September
  • 1946, October
  • 1946, October—U.N General Assembly, New York

Box 5

  • 1946, November
  • 1946, November—Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
  • 1946, November—Key West, Florida
  • 1946, December
  • 1947, January
  • 1947, January—National Press Club
  • 1947, February
  • 1947, March
  • 1947, March—Key West, Florida
  • 1947, March—Mexico, Caribbean [1 of 2]

Box 6

  • 1947, March—Mexico, Caribbean [2 of 2]
  • 1947, April
  • 1947, April—Associated Press Luncheon, New York City
  • 1947, May
  • 1947, May—Mexican President Miguel Aleman’s Visit
  • 1947, June
  • 1947, June—Canada

Box 7

Box 8

  • 1947, December
  • 1947, December—Key West and Everglades, Florida
  • 1948, January
  • 1948, February
  • 1948, February-March—Key West, Florida; Puerto Rico; and Virgin Islands
  • 1948, March
  • 1948, March—St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Dinner, New York City
  • 1948, April

Box 9

  • 1948, April—Williamsburg, Virginia
  • 1948, May
  • 1948, June
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [1 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [2 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [3 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [4 of 8]

Box 10

  • 1948, June—Western Trip [5 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [6 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [7 of 8]
  • 1948, June—Western Trip [8 of 8]
  • 1948, July
  • 1948, July—Bolivar, Missouri
  • 1948, July—New York City and Kansas City, Missouri

Box 11

  • 1948, July—Philadelphia Convention Hall Incident
  • 1948, August
  • 1948, September
  • 1948, September—Michigan
  • 1948, September—Western Trip [1 of 2]
  • 1948, September—Western Trip [2 of 2]
  • 1948, September—Newspaper Clippings

Box 12

  • 1948, October
  • 1948, October—New York and New Jersey
  • 1948, October—Midwest
  • 1948, October—Newspaper Clippings
  • 1948, October—Boston

Box 13

  • 1948, October—New York City
  • 1948, October—Midwest and East Coast
  • 1948, October—Miami, Florida and Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 1948, October-November—Missouri
  • 1948, November
  • 1948, November—Key West, Florida
  • 1948, November—Army-Navy Game, Philadelphia
  • 1948, December
  • 1949, January
  • 1949, January—Inauguration [1 of 2]

Box 14

  • 1949, January—Inauguration [2 of 2]
  • 1949, February
  • 1949, March [1 of 2]
  • 1949, March [2 of 2]
  • 1949, April
  • 1949, May

Box 15

  • 1949, June
  • 1949, June—35th Division Reunion, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1949, July
  • 1949, July—National Shriner’s Convention, Chicago
  • 1949, August
  • 1949, August—Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention, Miami, Florida
  • 1949, August—American Legion National Convention, Philadelphia
  • 1949, September
  • 1949, September—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Des Moines, Iowa
  • 1949, September—Missouri

Box 16

  • 1949, October
  • 1949, November
  • 1949, November—Minnesota
  • 1949, November—Army-Navy Game, Philadelphia
  • 1949, November-December—Key West, Florida
  • 1949, December
  • 1950, January

Box 17

  • 1950, January—Snyder-Horton Wedding
  • 1950, February
  • 1950, March
  • 1950, March-April—Key West, Florida
  • 1950, April
  • 1950, April—Ft. Benning, Georgia and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
  • 1950, April—President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla of Chile

Box 18

  • 1950, May
  • 1950, May—West Coast [1 of 4]
  • 1950, May—West Coast [2 of 4]
  • 1950, May—West Coast [3 of 4]
  • 1950, May—West Coast [4 of 4]

Box 19

  • 1950, June
  • 1950, June—35th Division Reunion, St. Louis
  • 1950, June—University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
  • 1950, June—Marine Corps School, Quantico, Virginia
  • 1950, June—Boy Scout Jamboree, Valley Forge, Virginia
  • 1950, July
  • 1950, October—Wake Island
  • 1950, October—United Nations General Assembly

Box 20

  • 1950, November—Missouri
  • 1950, December
  • 1950, December—Army-Navy Game, Philadelphia
  • 1950, December—Missouri
  • 1951, February—Chapel of Four Chaplains, Philadelphia
  • 1951, February—Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
  • 1951, February—Grayson Farms, La Quinta, California (Not taken)
  • 1951, March—Key West, Florida

Box 21

  • 1951, June
  • 1951, June—Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tullahoma, Tennessee
  • 1951, July-Detroit, Michigan
  • 1951, September—Japanese Peace Conference, San Francisco [1 of 2]
  • 1951, September—Japanese Peace Conference, San Francisco [2 of 2]
  • 1951, October—Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Box 22

  • 1951, November—Key West, Florida
  • 1952, March –Key West, Florida
  • 1952, March—Columbia Scholastic Press Association Annual Dinner, New York City
  • 1952, May—West Point, New York
  • 1952, May—Annapolis, Maryland
  • 1952, June—Missouri
  • 1952, June—New London, Connecticut

Box 23

  • 1952, July—Arkansas
  • 1952, July—Illinois and Missouri
  • 1952, September—Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
  • 1952, September—American Hospital Association, Philadelphia
  • 1952, September—Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut
  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [1 of 6]

Box 24

  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [2 of 6]
  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [3 of 6]
  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [4 of 6]
  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [5 of 6]
  • 1952, September-October—Campaign Tour [6 of 6]

Box 25

  • 1952, October—New England States [1 of 2]
  • 1952, October—New England States [2 of 2]
  • 1952, October—New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
  • 1952, October-November—Midwestern Trip [1 of 2]
  • 1952, October-November—Midwestern Trip [2 of 2]
  • 1952, November—Army-Navy Game, Philadelphia

Box 26

  • Airplanes Over the White House
  • Airport
  • Amphitheater—Rock Creek Park
  • Arlington Cemetery
  • Assassination of President Truman—Fiction Story
  • Cactocin Mountain Retreat
  • Capitol
  • Carlton Hotel
  • Christmas Community Tree
  • Churches
  • Congressional Club
  • Congressional Hotel
  • Constitution Hall

Box 27

  • Cooperation [1 of 2]
  • Cooperation [2 of 2]
  • Departmental Auditorium
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Hotels
  • Independence, Missouri
  • Independence, Missouri—Booth at Truman Home [open]
  • Independence, Missouri—Details
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Kansas City, Missouri—Airport
  • Library of Congress
  • Lincoln Memorial

Box 28

  • Mayflower Hotel
  • Military Detachment
  • Monument Grounds
  • National Guard Armory
  • National Press Club
  • Other Places, 1950
  • Other Places, 1951 [1 of 2]
  • Other Places, 1951 [2 of 2]

Box 29

  • Other Places, 1952 [1 of 4]
  • Other Places, 1952 [2 of 4]
  • Other Places, 1952 [3 of 4]
  • Other Places, 1952 [4 of 4]
  • Other Places, 1952-1953
  • President’s Ship
  • Protective Techniques
  • Railroad Siding, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Ramps
  • Residence or Office
  • Shangri-La
  • Special Events
  • Shoreham Hotel
  • Speakers Rostrum

Box 30

  • Statler Hotel, 1950
  • Statler Hotel, 1951
  • Statler Hotel, 1952 [1 of 2]
  • Statler Hotel, 1952 [2 of 2]
  • Statler Hotel, 1953
  • Telephones
  • Theaters
  • Truman Administration
  • Union Station
  • USS Williamsburg

Box 31

  • Washington National Cathedral
  • White House Garage
  • White House Identification Cards [1 of 3]
  • White House Identification Cards [2 of 3]
  • White House Identification Cards [3 of 3]
  • White House Identification Cards—Orders For
  • White House Identification Cards Procedures
  • White House Mail Room
  • White House Miscellaneous, 1945-1947
  • White House Miscellaneous, 1948-1950
  • White House Personnel Investigations

Box 32

  • Bess Truman [1 of 2]
  • Bess Truman [2 of 2]
  • Martha Truman
  • Martha Truman’s Home—Grandview, Missouri
  • Mary Jane Truman [1 of 2]
  • Mary Jane Truman [2 of 2]
  • Other Family Members

Box 33

  • Margaret Truman—Detail Established
  • Margaret Truman—Notification of Arrival
  • Margaret Truman—October 1945—June 1949
  • Margaret Truman—Trip to Los Angeles, August 1947
  • Margaret Truman—Concert Tour, 1949
  • Margaret Truman—July 1949-June 1950
  • Margaret Truman—Concert Tour, February-March 1950
  • Margaret Truman—July-December 1950
  • Margaret Truman—1951
  • Margaret Truman—April 1951 Concert Tour

Box 34

  • Margaret Truman—May-July 1951 Trip to Europe
  • Margaret Truman—November 1951 Concert Tour
  • Margaret Truman—1952
  • Margaret Truman—March-April 1952 Concert Tour
  • Margaret Truman—Summer 1952 European Tour [1 of 3]

Box 35

  • Margaret Truman—Summer 1952 European Tour [2 of 3]
  • Margaret Truman—Summer 1952 European Tour [3 of 3]
  • Others
  • Alben Barkley--1949
  • Alben Barkley—1950
  • Alben Barkley—1951 [1 of 4]
  • Alben Barkley—1951 [2 of 4]
  • Alben Barkley—1951 [3 of 4]

Box 36

  • Alben Barkley—1951 [4 of 4]
  • Alben Barkley—1951 Trip to Korea and Orient
  • Alben Barkley—1952 [1 of 3]
  • Alben Barkley—1952 [2 of 3]

Box 37

  • Alben Barkley—1952 [3 of 3]
  • John Snyder—1950
  • John Snyder—1951
  • John Snyder—1952-1953 [1 of 2]
  • John Snyder—1952-1953 [2 of 2]

Box 38

  • Winston Churchill—March 1949
  • Chinese
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Philippines
  • Special Military Funeral Plan
  • State Funeral Plan
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