[Report concerning an interview with Robert Hankal] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Robert Hankal]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren, concerning an interview with KRLD-TV/CBS cameraman Robert Hankal regarding the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. McCaghren states that Mr. Hankal was interviewed and stated that he did not know Jack Ruby or see him until the shot was fired, and that his identification had been checked when he entered the basement.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
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 Dallas Morning News photographer Jack Beers. The interview was regarding photographs Beers took during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #3] (open access)

[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #3]

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
[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
[Letter from Oleta Coursey offering information] (open access)

[Letter from Oleta Coursey offering information]

Letter by Oleta Coursey to the Dallas Police Department offering information.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Coursey, Oleta
Object Type: Legal Document
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 concerning an interview with Robert Thornton] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview with Robert Thornton]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by P. G. McCaghren concerning an interview with Robert Thornton of WFAA news. The report describes the interview and Thornton's observations, and includes a typed transcript of a recording made immediately before and during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by Lieutenant Rio S. Pierce concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Statement by Lieutenant Rio S. Pierce concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Statement by Lieutenant Rio S. Pierce concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Pierce describes his assignment and observations on November 24, 1963. He states that he knew Jack Ruby but did not see him in or near City Hall prior to the shooting.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Pierce, Rio S.
Object Type: Legal Document
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
[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
[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
[Letter from Farrell Dobbs to Lee Harvey Oswald, November 5, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Farrell Dobbs to Lee Harvey Oswald, November 5, 1962]

Photocopy of a letter from Farrell Dobbs to Lee Harvey Oswald, on November 5, 1962, informing him that it is not their policy to accept members to the Socialist Workers Party unless they live in an area with five or more members in a branch. Dobbs suggests that Oswald spread socialist literature to achieve this end, and offers to send him subscriptions.
Date: November 5, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
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
[Report from Gerald L. Hill to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald #1] (open access)

[Report from Gerald L. Hill to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald #1]

Report written by Gerald L. Hill to Chief J. E. Curry concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. Hill describes going to the Texas Theater in search of the suspect who shot Officer J. D. Tippit. Once inside he requested the manager to turn on all the lights. He saw several officers struggling to restrain Lee Harvey Oswald and he joined them and assisted in handcuffing him.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Hill, Gerald L.
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
[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
[Letter to Marina Oswald from the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, August 5, 1963] (open access)

[Letter to Marina Oswald from the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, August 5, 1963]

Letter written to Marina Oswald in August of 1963. The letter, which is from an individual at the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is written in Russian.
Date: August 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #1]

Handwritten letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, claiming to have information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Briggs, Josephine
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning money being raised for Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Report concerning money being raised for Jack Ruby]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by O. A. Jones, concerning a Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin who received telegrams, messages, and funds to go towards defense costs for Jack Ruby.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Jones, O. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #4] (open access)

[Envelopes by Josephine Briggs #4]

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
[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from Ferrell Dobbs, November 5, 1962] (open access)

[Letter to Lee Harvey Oswald from Ferrell Dobbs, November 5, 1962]

Photocopy of a letter addressed to Lee Harvey Oswald. The letter, which was written by Ferrell Dobbs, regards Oswald's application to the Socialist Workers Party. It is stated that, as no branches exist in Texas, the Socialist Workers Party is unable to accept Oswald's application.
Date: November 5, 1962
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
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 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 Dallas Times Herald photographer Robert Jackson. McCaghren states that Mr. Jackson had taken three photographs during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
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