First Lady Bess W. Truman Receives Gift from Girl Scouts

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Description

The original caption of this photograph reads: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second from right) receives a glass paperweight in honor of her service as honorary president of the Girl Scouts since 1945. The girls presenting the gift as two unidentified Girl Scout leaders look on: (left to right) Loretta Gallegos, 8; Susan Schneider, 11; Joanna Rodman, 8; Marion East, 16.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HST-AVC: Audiovisual Collection.

National Archives Identifier: 6820708

Full Citation: Photograph 73-3939; First Lady Bess W. Truman Receives Gift from Girl Scouts; 12/3/1952; Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman, 1957 – 2004; Collection HST-AVC: Audiovisual Collection,; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/bess-truman-girl-scouts/, December 25, 2025]

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