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[Envelope from Box 3, Folder 29] (open access)

[Envelope from Box 3, Folder 29]

Envelope that originally contained items in box 3, folder 29, items 001 009. The envelope contained four letters.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt by Property Clerk for Telephone Index Book] (open access)

[Receipt by Property Clerk for Telephone Index Book]

Carbon copy of a receipt by the property clerk of a telephone index book which was property of Mrs. Ruth Paine. A note is handwritten on the copy which reads: "2-7-64 Release this notebook to Mrs. Paine when she comes for it. J W Fritz."
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to J. E. Curry by W. P. Gannaway, January 5, 1964] (open access)

[Report to J. E. Curry by W. P. Gannaway, January 5, 1964]

Photocopy of a report addressed to Chief Jesse E. Curry of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by detective W. P. Gannaway, states that Eva Grant has contributed to the School of Jewish Studies in New York City, New York several times. The school is reported to be a "Communist Front."
Date: January 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by J. R. Revill, February 5, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by J. R. Revill, February 5, 1964 #1]

Criminal intelligence report written by J. R. Revill and submitted to W. P. Gannaway of the Secret Service Bureau. The report states that in preparation for President Kennedy's visit to Dallas, Texas, the Criminal Intelligence Section kept members of extremist groups under surveillance. Active groups in Dallas included (among others) the KKK, the Indignant White Citizens Council, National States Rights Party, and Black Muslims. Members of the Indignant White Citizens Council were seen outside of the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22nd and arrested. These individuals were: Bobby Joiner, Raymond Lee Joiner, Roy Eugene Joiner, Gary Dwayne Joiner, Gene Audra Guinn, and William Lee Cummings.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by J. R. Revill, February 5, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by J. R. Revill, February 5, 1964 #2]

Criminal intelligence report written by J. R. Revill and submitted to W. P. Gannaway of the Secret Service Bureau. The report states that in preparation for President Kennedy's visit to Dallas, Texas, the Criminal Intelligence Section kept members of extremist groups under surveillance. Active groups in Dallas included (among others) the KKK, the Indignant White Citizens Council, National States Rights Party, and Black Muslims. Members of the Indignant White Citizens Council were seen outside of the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22nd and arrested. These individuals were: Bobby Joiner, Raymond Lee Joiner, Roy Eugene Joiner, Gary Dwayne Joiner, Gene Audra Guinn, and William Lee Cummings.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, March 5, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, March 5, 1964]

Criminal intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. The report, which was submitted by detective R. W. Westphal, states that Kay Helen Coleman and Harry Olsen are living in Long Beach, California.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, February 7, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, February 7, 1964 #1]

Intelligence report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department's Special Service Bureau. The report, which was submitted by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, states that Milton Turlington is a close friend of Jack Ruby. He owns and operates Turlington's Grocery. Turlington said that he had last seen Jack Ruby one or two weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, February 7, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, February 7, 1964 #2]

Photocopy of an intelligence report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department's Special Service Bureau. The report, which was submitted by V. J. Brian and M. H. Brumley, states that Milton Turlington is a close friend of Jack Ruby. He owns and operates Turlington's Grocery. Turlington said that he had last seen Jack Ruby one or two weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, February 5, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, February 5, 1964 #1]

Intelligence report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department's Special Service Bureau. The report, which was submitted by W. S. Biggio, states that Doyle E. Lane works as a teletype operator and maintains satisfactory credit. He has been charged with disturbing the peace on several occasions.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, February 5, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, February 5, 1964 #2]

Photocopy of an intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department's Special Service Bureau. The report, which was submitted by detective W. S. Biggio, states that Doyle E. Lane works as a teletype operator and maintains satisfactory credit. He has been charged with disturbing the peace on several occasions.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Travis R. Benkendorfer, February 5, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Statement of Travis R. Benkendorfer, February 5, 1964 #1]

Statement by Travis R. Benkendorfer given in the city of Houston, Texas. Berkendorger states that he spoke to a stripper named Pixie Lynn while working at the Midnight Lounge on November 23, 1963. Pixie Lynn said that she had attended some "gay" parties while in Dallas, but had never heard of Jack Ruby.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement of Travis R. Benkendorfer, February 5, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Statement of Travis R. Benkendorfer, February 5, 1964 #2]

Carbon copy of a statement by Travis R. Benkendorfer given in the city of Houston, Texas. Berkendorger states that he spoke to a stripper named Pixie Lynn while working at the Midnight Lounge on November 23, 1963. Pixie Lynn said that she had attended some "gay" parties while in Dallas, but had never heard of Jack Ruby.
Date: February 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Supplemental Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Serious Wounding of Governor John B. Connally (open access)

Texas Supplemental Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Serious Wounding of Governor John B. Connally

Spiral bound report to Governor John B. Connally by Attorney General Waggoner Carr regarding events which took place in Dallas, Texas on November 22nd, 1963. The report discusses the court inquiry which followed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: October 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. Mr. Broadnax holds a sign that includes a picture of President Kennedy on one side and the hand-lettered words "DID JFK DIE IN VAIN" on the other. Clarence Broadnax was one of the local leaders with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The man with his arms crossed on the left of the image is an unknown Piccadilly Cafeteria employee blocking the entrance to the cafeteria as Broadnax confronts him with his protest sign featuring President Kennedy. Additionally, the hand-made sign in the Piccadilly window indicates the cafeteria's menu that day included "Fried Shrimp And; Tartare Sauce." Cafeteria employees can be seen through the window in the background. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows Broadnax wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a plaid suit. He is wearing a button that reads "Freedom Now CORE", which stood for Congress of Racial Equality. Broadnax is also wearing a ribbon (held on by the button) that reads "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, In Memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy". An unknown African American man stands behind him as Broadnax looks directly at the viewer. Stamped in red ink on back of photo the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows Broadnax wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a plaid suit. He is wearing a button that reads "Freedom Now CORE", which stood for Congress of Racial Equality. Broadnax is also wearing a ribbon (held on by the button) that reads "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, In Memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy". An unknown African American man stands next to him as they confront a white cafeteria employee, identified as a "Mr. Rainey", blocking their entrance. Stamped in red ink on back of photo the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows Broadnax wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a plaid suit. He is wearing a button that reads "Freedom Now CORE", which stood for Congress of Racial Equality. Broadnax is also wearing a ribbon (held on by the button) that reads "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, In Memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy". Several other unknown individuals are visible in the background, and a Piccadilly Cafeteria menu posted in a window states "__ 1964; Today's special; Fried Shrimp And; Tartare Sauce". Stamped in red ink on back of photo the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows Broadnax wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a plaid suit. He is wearing a button that reads "Freedom Now CORE", which stood for Congress of Racial Equality. Broadnax is also wearing a ribbon (held on by the button) that reads "ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country, In Memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy". An unknown African American man stands next to him as they confront a white cafeteria employee blocking their entrance. Stamped in red ink on back of photo the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of Dallas resident Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. Mr. Broadnax holds a sign that includes a picture of President Kennedy on one side and the hand-lettered words "DID JFK DIE IN VAIN" on the other. Other protestors and pedestrians can be seen in the background. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of a man with a camera at a 1964 Dallas civil rights protest

Black and white photograph of a man with a movie camera at a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The man is wearing sunglasses and squinting as he looks through the viewfinder. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of a woman at a 1964 Dallas civil rights protest

Black and white photograph of a young woman participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. She is standing outside the cafeteria between two other protesters. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph of Clarence Broadnax at Piccadilly Cafeteria civil rights protest

Black and white photograph of Dallas resident Clarence Broadnax participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. Mr. Broadnax holds a sign that includes a picture of President Kennedy on one side and the hand-lettered words "DID JFK DIE IN VAIN" on the other. Other protestors, pedestrians and a man with a news camera can be seen in the background. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photograph taken during a June 1964 civil rights protest in Dallas

Black and white photograph of a group of people in front of the Piccadilly Cafeteria during a June 1964 civil rights protest in downtown Dallas. There is a sign in the cafeteria window that reads "June 5th 1964" at the top; the rest of the text is obscured. The date "Jun 5 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Surveillance Photo of Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photographic print of an unknown African American woman and an unknown white man at a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows the woman in profile in the foreground of the image. Her face is blurred and turned slightly away from the viewer. The white man is standing directly behind her, with his face completely obscured by the woman. The stems of sunglasses are visible. Stamped in red ink on back of photo is the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History