[Newspaper Clipping: Judge Blocks Author In Move to Aid Shaw #1] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Judge Blocks Author In Move to Aid Shaw #1]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping which states that Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. blocked Saturday Evening Post author James Phelan from providing defense testimony.
Date: May 5, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Judge Blocks Author In Move to Aid Shaw #2] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Judge Blocks Author In Move to Aid Shaw #2]

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping which states that Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. blocked Saturday Evening Post author James Phelan from providing defense testimony.
Date: May 5, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Ruby Penalty Cut Proposed, November 5, 1965] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Ruby Penalty Cut Proposed, November 5, 1965]

Newspaper article clipped from the Chicago Tribune titled "Ruby Penalty Cut Proposed." The article states that the district attorney proposed that Jack Ruby's death sentence be reduced to a prison term.
Date: [1965-11-05..1965-11-11]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, January 5, 1965] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, January 5, 1965]

Criminal intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. The report, which was submitted by detective W. S. Biggio, states that a letter from an anonymous writer is attached. The writer states that Jack Ruby was paid to kill President Kennedy by Lyndon B. Johnson. He writes that he was a friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and that he will be able to prove these allegations once he is released from prison.
Date: January 5, 1965
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
[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
[Letter from Julian Ochos to Captain J. W. Fritz, March 5, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Julian Ochos to Captain J. W. Fritz, March 5, 1964]

Letter from Julian Ochos to Captain J. W. Fritz containing information regarding Jack Ruby and Mexico.
Date: March 5, 1964
Creator: Ochos, Julian
Object Type: Letter
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
[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 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 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
[Report from Captain W. P. Gannaway to Chief of Police J. E. Curry - January 5, 1964] (open access)

[Report from Captain W. P. Gannaway to Chief of Police J. E. Curry - January 5, 1964]

Report from Captain W. P. Gannaway to Chief of Police J. E. Curry regarding the contributions made by Eva Grant to The School of Jewish Studies, a purported subversive organization.
Date: January 5, 1964
Creator: Gannaway, W. P.
Object Type: Legal Document
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

[Back Cover to Notebook]

Back cover to bound notebook which once held documents pertaining to the Lee Harvey Oswald case. The file was opened on December 5th, 1963.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cover to Notebook]

Front cover to bound notebook which once held documents pertaining to the Lee Harvey Oswald case. The file was opened on December 5th, 1963.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Covers to Bound Notebook]

Covers to bound notebook in which documents pertaining to the Lee Harvey Oswald case were filed. Text on the first cover reads: "For Historical Record Only: This is not to be reproduced or distributed."
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #1] (open access)

[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #1]

Photocopy of envelopes from Josephine Briggs addressed to Captain Will Fritz.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #2] (open access)

[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #2]

Photocopy of envelopes from Josephine Briggs addressed to Captain Will Fritz.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History