Brooks, Philip Coolidge, 1906-1977

Dr. Philip Brooks, Truman Library Director and Loren Raines stand next to the removed Presidential Seal. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

With the Seal removed from the wall, Director Dr. Philip Brooks supervises while Loren Raines, John Martino, and Wayne Fellows place the Seal on the cart. Milton Perry is behind the Seal. The seal was removed so that the mural by Thomas Hart Benton, "Independence and the Opening of the West" could be painted on the wall.

From left to right, Dr. Philip Brooks (Harry S. Truman Library Director), Robert S. Aringel (U.S. Information Agency), former President Harry S. Truman, and Dr. Ivan Lenart (Voice of America) meet at the Truman Library.

Dr. Philip Brooks (behind the wheel) and Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon sit in a 1909 Ford Model T on display during the Ford Caravan across the country. The Caravan is stopped at the Truman Library.

Dr. Philip Brooks (behind the wheel) and Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon sit in a 1909 Ford Model T parked in front of the Truman Library during the Ford Caravan across the country.

From left to right, Henry Edmonds, Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks, Wayne Fellows, Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon, and another unidentified Ford Company representative present the Chief of Police Louis Howell with safety belts for the Independence, Missouri Police Department. This event took place while the Ford Caravan across the country stopped at the Truman Library.

Dr. Philip Brooks holds a copy of "The American Road," a film presented to the Truman Library by the Ford Motor Company during the Ford Caravan across the nation. Next to Dr. Brooks are Independence, Missouri Mayor William Sermon and Henry Edmonds, the archivist for the Ford Motor Company.

Henry Edmonds, archivist for the Ford Motor Company, presents the film "The American Road" to Dr. Philip Brooks from the Truman Library while the Ford Caravan is in Independence during a tour across the United States. Pictured left to right are Dr. Brooks, Mayor of Independence, Missouri William Sermon, and Henry Edmonds.

Members of the 822 Club are shown on a tour of the nearly completed Truman Library which was conducted by former President Harry S. Truman (not shown). Individual members are unidentified. Truman Library Director Philip Brooks is second from the left. (See Album 98-522 through 575.) From: The 822 Club

Dr. Ted R. Schellenberg, left, Ben Cutcliffe, center, and Dr. Philip C. Brooks, right, stand beside a podium. They are in the auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Library.