World War II letter from President Harry S. Truman to Robert S. Jennings: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a form letter from President Harry S. Truman to Robert S. Jennings. The letter thanks Jennings for his military service. The blue letterhead features the Great Seal of the United States within a circle of stars. At the bottom proper left corner is a pre-printed signature of President Truman in blue “Harry Truman.” The back is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1946
• Issued by: United States Army, American, founded 1775
• Subject of: Robert Sydnor Jennings, American, 1913 - 1991
• Subject of: President Harry S. Truman, American, 1884 - 1972
• Type: form letters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Place used: Nathalie, Halifax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Military
• Topic: World War II
• Object number: 2022.91.9.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Ara Belle Brown Jennings and Robert Sydnor Jennings (La Vinia Delois Jennings, Executrix) Oct. 2022
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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