Collection of seven items from the Truman White House, each presented to a valued staff member. Items are: a 9 x 3 swatch of blue velvet trimmed from a robe; a 34 x 34.25 silk scarf made for the Minnesota Centennial; and two pieces of fabric trimmed off a dress worn by first daughter Margaret Truman for her appearance on the Jimmy Durante show in 1950. These four items are accompanied by three detailed letters of authenticity from Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a best selling author as well as housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from President Hoover through President Eisenhower. Other items are: a Peter Pan figurine, 17.5″ tall, made by Multi Products and dated 1950 on the base. Figurine is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the wife of White House general foreman Melvon O. Carter; a hand-crocheted linen handkerchief, marked in one corner in blue ink, “Bess 1952,” presented to White House maid Viola ‘Big Momma’ Wise, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Wise; and a woven straw cigarette case, 3.25 x 2.5, presented to Lillian Rogers Parks, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Parks. In fine condition, with fading and paint loss to figurine.
