Universities and colleges

President Harry S. Truman at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, to receive honorary degree.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) receives an honorary doctorate of civil law at Oxford, England. He is speaking to Francis Perkins Miller. Mrs. Truman is in the background. All others are unidentified. From: Professor H. G. Nicholas

President Harry S. Truman delivers a speech at the University of Kansas City campus in Kansas City, Missouri. The speech is in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Kansas City School of Law, which President Harry S. Truman briefly attended. Standing in the background on the left is President Truman's Naval Aide, Captain James Vardaman. In the foreground, two boys are holding up something, covered with a cloth. All others are unidentified. The original photograph is heavily retouched.

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, left) receives an honorary degree from Clarence Decker, President of the Kansas City University (foreground, right), accompanied by Naval aide Capt. James K. Vardaman, Jr. at rear, right. All others are unidentified.

Carl Morisse stands in front of the Ecole Normale des Instituteurs, a prestigious college for elementary school teacher training in Saint-Lo, France. Morisse was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II.

Richard Beckman stands in front of the Ecole Normale des Instituteurs, a prestigious college for elementary school teacher training in Saint-Lo, France. Beckman was a United States Army Criminal Investigation Detachment Agent during World War II. United States troops lived here during their push towards Berlin, Germany.

Scene shows crowd of people who were in attendance for the commencement ceremonies at Scranton University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews attended the event with his wife.

Scene of the graduation exercises taking place in what appears to be the gymnasium at Scranton University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews, who attended the event, is probably seated behind the podium.

The Naval Reserve personnel of Scranton, Pennsylvania, acted as honor guard to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews on the occasion of his attendance at the graduation exercises held at Scranton University, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

New Haven, Connecticut. Former President Harry S. Truman (center) surrounded by newsmen, enters New Haven's historic green today as he walked through central New Haven. Truman is in the midst of a three-day stay at Yale University where he is participating in a series of informal discussions as a Chubb Fellow. From: Houston Post. From: Houston Post.