[Anonymous Letter to Chief of Police, October 20, 1964] (open access)

[Anonymous Letter to Chief of Police, October 20, 1964]

Anonymous letter to the chief of police which reads: "Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas. The Warren Report is wrong 4 people were used to eliminte Kennedy 1 is dead - 3 live - Johnson knows 3 more 1< to go. - A friend of Lee Oswald."
Date: October 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Will Dallas ever shake the Kennedy stigma?] (open access)

[Clipping: Will Dallas ever shake the Kennedy stigma?]

Newspaper clipping discussing the 40th anniversary of the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and the aftermath it had on the city of Dallas.
Date: November 20, 2003
Creator: Young, Michael E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Deposition from Alice S. Nicholas by District Attorney Henry Wade, January 20, 1964] (open access)

[Deposition from Alice S. Nicholas by District Attorney Henry Wade, January 20, 1964]

Deposition from Alice S. Nichols taken by District Attorney Henry Wade regarding her relationship with Jack Ruby.
Date: January 20, 1964
Creator: Nichols, Alice S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fingerprint Card for James Ernest Wilkinson #1] (open access)

[Fingerprint Card for James Ernest Wilkinson #1]

Fingerprint record of James Ernest Wilkinson. This record was made in 1965 following charges of child desertion.
Date: September 20, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fingerprint Card for James Ernest Wilkinson #2] (open access)

[Fingerprint Card for James Ernest Wilkinson #2]

Two photocopies of the fingerprint record of James Ernest Wilkinson. This record was made in 1965 following charges of child desertion.
Date: September 20, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #1] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #1]

Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Chief of Police Charles Batchelor. The letter is requesting items of clothing removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital to be sent to the National Archives.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #2]

Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Chief of Police Charles Batchelor. The letter is requesting items of clothing removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital to be sent to the National Archives.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Diggs, Melvin M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #3] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #3]

Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Chief of Police Charles Batchelor. The letter is requesting items of clothing removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital to be sent to the National Archives.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Diggs, Melvin M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #4] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #4]

Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Chief of Police Charles Batchelor. The letter is requesting items of clothing removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital to be sent to the National Archives.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Diggs, Melvin M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Max Causey's journal of his experiences on the Ruby trial jury] (open access)

[Max Causey's journal of his experiences on the Ruby trial jury]

Spiral bound notebook containing a handwritten journal titled "Trial of a Juror" by Max Causey, who served as the foreman of the jury for the Jack Ruby trial. The notebook contains 54 pages. Jury selection for the Ruby trial began in early 1964. The trial itself started on March 4th and Max Causey was the first juror selected. Causey was elected foreman by his peers on March 14th as they began their deliberations. The trial ended on March 14, 1964 when the jury found Jack Ruby guilty of murder with malice.
Date: 1964-02-20/1964-03
Creator: Causey, Max
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Melvin Belli San Francisco News Conference after Being Fired transcript

Melvin Belli San Francisco News Conference after Being Fired

Audio recording of Melvin Belli announcing his resignation from the Jack Ruby case and from the American Bar Association.
Date: March 20, 1964
Creator: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memo to Henry Wafe from Everett, February 20, 1964] (open access)

[Memo to Henry Wafe from Everett, February 20, 1964]

Annotated carbon copy of a memo sent to Henry Wade by Everett. The memo presents a list of individuals who have firsthand knowledge of Jack Ruby's reputation for not being peaceful and law abiding. The list includes names, addresses, and short descriptions of the individuals' experiences with Ruby.
Date: February 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Appeal by Oswald's widow will be studied by court] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Appeal by Oswald's widow will be studied by court]

Photocopy of an intelligence report regarding a newspaper clipping. The clipped article states that Marina N. Oswald Porter has appealed to the federal appeals court for further funds. The court originally granted her $3,000 for the personal items seized from Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: November 20, 1972
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Panel to seek funding for JFK film analysis] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Panel to seek funding for JFK film analysis]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News. The clipped article states that the House Assassinations Committee intends to seek funding for a computer analysis of a film which may show two persons in the window of the Texas School Book Depository building. This analysis is brought on by recent acoustical evidence that a conspiracy may have occurred.
Date: December 20, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day] (open access)

[Receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day]

Photocopy of a receipt for certified mail by J. C. Day.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Day, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to J. E. Curry by J. H. Sawyer] (open access)

[Report to J. E. Curry by J. H. Sawyer]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry regarding the possession by Mrs. Eva Grant of a police report. Grant refused to state how she acquired the document and posited that it would help acquit her brother, Jack Ruby, of charges.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen, February 20, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen, February 20, 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 F. A. Hellinghausen, states that Arthur J. Wilson operates a Phillips 66 service station. Jack Ruby was a patron at his establishment. Wilson did not know Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: February 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, May 20, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, May 20, 1964 #1]

Report to W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau by Jack Revill. The report states that J. E. Curry appeared on television and said that Lee Harvey Oswald was a communist.
Date: May 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, May 20, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, May 20, 1964 #2]

Report to W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau by Jack Revill. The report states that J. E. Curry appeared on television and said that Lee Harvey Oswald was a communist.
Date: May 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #1]

Report by V. J. Brian, a detective who assisted in searching the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination of President Kennedy. Brian states that Hosty, an FBI agent, said that Oswald was a Communist and worked at the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #2]

Report by V. J. Brian, a detective who assisted in searching the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination of President Kennedy. Brian states that Hosty, an FBI agent, said that Oswald was a Communist and worked at the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #3] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by V. J. Brian, April 20, 1964 #3]

Intelligence report to Captain W. P. Gannaway through Lt. Jack Revill concerning information from FBI Agent Hosty regarding Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: April 20, 1964
Creator: Brian, V. J.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request for Investigation of Elm and Houston] (open access)

[Request for Investigation of Elm and Houston]

Form for request of investigation by the Crime Scene Search Section of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas. As a result, Elm and Houston streets were investigated and fourteen photos were taken. Three copies of each photo were made and released to Agent Hawlett.
Date: 1964-03-20/1964-03-21
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History