Oral history interview with Patricia K. Dorsey
Williams J. Oral history interview with Patricia K. Dorsey
Patricia Kerr Dorsey, an employee of the Truman Library since 1969, helped perform the initial inventory of the Truman home, beginning in 1981 prior to Bess W. Truman’s death. Dorsey relates extensive information about the condition of the house and the artifacts within at the time of the home’s transfer to the park service. Due to the frequency of her work in the home, she was able to follow closely the last year of Mrs. Truman’s life. As a result, Dorsey is able to name those persons who maintained regular contact with the elderly former first lady.