Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947

Members of Harry S. Truman's family gather around the radio in Grandview, Missouri, to follow the progress of the Chicago convention where Harry S. Truman was eventually nominated for Vice-President of the United States. From left to right: Mrs. Luella Campbell Truman, wife of Vivian Truman; Gilbert Truman, Truman's nephew; John Ross Truman (sitting on the floor),Truman's great-nephew; Mary Jane Truman, his sister; Martha Ann Truman, his niece; and Mrs. Martha E. Truman, his mother.

A photograph of Martha Ellen Truman, the mother of Harry S. Truman. Negatives are in the collection.

Senator Harry S. Truman leaning into a car talking to his mother, Martha Ellen Truman, in Lamar, Missouri. He is going to accept the vice presidential nomination of the Democratic party in a celebration in his birthplace of Lamar.

President Harry S. Truman (left) receives a Christmas gift of an oil painting of his 92 year old mother, Martha Ellen Young Truman. The portrait was delivered by Frank Land (right). From the scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, volume 1.

President Harry S. Truman (right) greets his mother, Martha Ellen Truman (center), and sister, Mary Jane Truman (left), at the airport in Washington, D. C. upon their arrival from Independence, Missouri. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

President Harry S. Truman (left) with his mother, Martha Ellen Truman (right), on the porch of her home in Grandview, Missouri. This photograph is from the album "Mr. President, His Family and Friends."

The Harry S. Truman family standing in front of a car at Grandview, Missouri shortly before leaving by plane to Washington, D.C. From left to right: First Lady Bess Truman, Mrs. Martha E. Truman, Margaret Truman, and President Harry S. Truman. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman (right), accepts a farewell kiss from his mother, Mrs. Martha E. Truman (92) as he prepares to leave Grandview, Missouri for Washington, D.C. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

House Party at the Truman farm home, Christmas 1911. Front row: Robert Truman Ragland; Mary Ethel Noland; Second row: Luella Campbell Truman; Homer Pittinger; Nellie Noland; Mary Colgan; Callie Campbell; Back row: Mary Jane Truman. Man standing next to window is unidentified. Martha Ellen Truman can be seen inside the house, looking out the window.

Color transparency of a painting of Mrs. Martha Ellen Truman by Jerry Farnsworth. Martha E. Truman is Harry S. Truman's mother.