[Property Clerk's Receipt of Enco Map] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Receipt of Enco Map]

Form from the property clerk at the Dallas Police Department for the receipt of an Enco map of Dallas.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen and P. M. Parks, February 17, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen and P. M. Parks, February 17, 1964 #2]

Criminal intelligence report regarding an interview with John Hall. Hall stated that he and his wife met Marina Oswald through George Bouhe. They visited them at their home on Easter Sunday. Oswald became agitated when the topics of religion or the free enterprise system came up in conversation.
Date: February 17, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Herald of Freedom, Volume 7, Number 6, April 23, 1965 #2] (open access)

[The Herald of Freedom, Volume 7, Number 6, April 23, 1965 #2]

Newsletter article, titled "The Strange Death of John F. Kennedy," gives a short history of Lee Harvey Oswald. The article particularly focuses on his time in Russia and his ties to Communism.
Date: April 23, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index page filed under "T" from an inventory notebook #3] (open access)

[Index page filed under "T" from an inventory notebook #3]

Index page from a notebook containing an inventory of information related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and related cases. The page is filed under index tab "T".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings] (open access)

[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]

Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum by I. R. Stephens concerning officer's assignments #1] (open access)

[Memorandum by I. R. Stephens concerning officer's assignments #1]

Memorandum to Captain J. W. Fritz by I. R. Stephens concerning officer's assignments on November 24, 1963. Stephens describes his actions, duties, and observations during the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald from City Hall to the County Jail.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Stephens, I. R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Typed Excerpt from an Interview with Chief J. E. Curry] (open access)

[Typed Excerpt from an Interview with Chief J. E. Curry]

Typed note of an excerpt from a recording by KRLD-TV of an interview with Chief J. E. Curry, concerning of the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Corner of 10th and Patton #1]

Photograph of the corner of Tenth Street and Patton Avenue. Houses line one side of the street, and cars are parked on both sides.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Service and Discharge] (open access)

[Service and Discharge]

Photocopy of a form detailing Lee Harvey Oswald's service in and discharge from the United States Marine Corps.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to Henry Wade from Everett, February 24, 1964] (open access)

[Memo to Henry Wade from Everett, February 24, 1964]

Annotated carbon copy of a memo sent to Henry Wade by Zimmerman. The memo presents a list of individuals who have firsthand knowledge of Jack Ruby's good character. The list includes names and short descriptions of the individuals' experiences with Ruby.
Date: February 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten note by unknown author] (open access)

[Handwritten note by unknown author]

Handwritten note by an unknown author with various names written on the front and back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit by Cecil J. McWatters #1] (open access)

[Affidavit by Cecil J. McWatters #1]

Handwritten affidavit by Cecil J. McWatters. McWatters states that he was driving a bus at about 12:40 PM when he picked up a man, who told him that the President had been shot, and then a woman. The woman did not believe that the President had been shot, and the man grinned. McWatters does not recall where he let the man off. He writes that the man looks like the #2 man in the lineup he saw.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas School Book Depository Photographs]

Composite photograph of employees standing in the Texas School Book Depository, and boxes stacked in the building.
Date: 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Officer J. D. Tippit]

Portrait of Dallas Police Department officer, J. D. Tippit. He is visible from the shoulders up and is wearing a light-colored, collared shirt with a pattern on it. The photograph is attached to a sheet of paper that has two holes and a handwritten "1" at the top and his name, "J. D. Tippit" typed below the photograph.
Date: 196X
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by O. J. Tarver and L. D. Stringfellow, February 17, 1964 #6] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by O. J. Tarver and L. D. Stringfellow, February 17, 1964 #6]

Intelligence Report by O. J. Tarver to Captain W. P. Gannaway concerning an interview with Madie Bell Reese, an employee of the Texas School Book Depository. The interview was regarding gunshots heard during the Presidential motorcade.
Date: February 17, 1964
Creator: Tarver, O. J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Homicide Report by C. N. Dhority] (open access)

[Homicide Report by C. N. Dhority]

Photocopy of the official Homicide Report by C. N. Dhority, documenting the assassination of John F. Kennedy as a homicide.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dhority, C. N.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]

Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry concerning an interview with KRLD-TV cameraman Robert Hankal. The interview was regarding Hankal's witness of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and pictures he took.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index Tab U-V] (open access)

[Index Tab U-V]

Photocopy of an index tab labeled "U-V."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by William H. Shelley, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by William H. Shelley, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by William H. Shelley, Lee Harvey Oswald's supervisor, in which he describes the last time he saw Oswald before President Kennedy's assassination.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by H. J. Wages, concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Statement by H. J. Wages, concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Statement by H. J. Wages concerning officer's assignments, the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, and familiarity with Jack Ruby.
Date: November 30, 1963
Creator: Wages, Homer J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by Thomas R. Gregory regarding his assignment and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Gregory states that he assigned to stop all traffic at the corner of Central and Elm streets. After the shooting he was told to report to Parkland Hospital.
Date: November 27, 1963
Creator: Gregory, Thomas R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jailer's Permit to visit prisoner, by J. W. Fritz] (open access)

[Jailer's Permit to visit prisoner, by J. W. Fritz]

Jailer's Permit to visit prisoner, by J. W. Fritz. Permit for Lee Harvey Oswald for visits from his mother and brother.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to J. E. Curry by Ira F. Cleave, November 24, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Report to J. E. Curry by Ira F. Cleave, November 24, 1963 #2]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by Ira F. Van Cleave regarding his assignment and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Van Cleave describes his duties, actions, and observations during the transfer of Oswald to the County Jail.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index tab labeled "F" #2] (open access)

[Index tab labeled "F" #2]

Index tab labeled "F".
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History