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Report on the Completion of Garza Dam (open access)

Report on the Completion of Garza Dam

Report describing the construction and completion of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas, resulting in the creation of Lake Dallas. It includes pages of inserted photographs and a fold-out technical drawing that shows a "Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 30."
Date: November 12, 1927
Creator: Hawley, John B. & Floyd, O. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personnel History Data for J. D. Tippit, November 22, 1963] (open access)

[Personnel History Data for J. D. Tippit, November 22, 1963]

Personnel history data for Officer J. D. Tippit. The document states that J. D. Tippit was killed in the line of duty and lists his dependents.
Date: 1963-11~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arrest report for Lee Harvey Oswald as the assassin of President John F. Kenney] (open access)

[Arrest report for Lee Harvey Oswald as the assassin of President John F. Kenney]

Arrest report for Lee Harvey Oswald as the assassin of President John F. Kennedy. The report lists the location of the arrest and the arresting officers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autopsy Report for John F. Kennedy] (open access)

[Autopsy Report for John F. Kennedy]

Autopsy report submitted by J. C. Humes. The report describes President John F. Kennedy's condition.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Radio Traffic Transcript from President John F. Kennedy's arrival to Lee Harvey Oswald's Arrest] (open access)

[Radio Traffic Transcript from President John F. Kennedy's arrival to Lee Harvey Oswald's Arrest]

Photocopy of the radio traffic transcript from President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Dallas Love Field Airport up to the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. Copy sent to the United States Secret Service.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #1]

Report by Lieutenant Jack Revill of the Dallas Police Department. Revill states that Special Agent Hosty of the FBI had prior knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald. He stated that Oswald was a Communist and capable of committing murder.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #2]

Report by lieutenant Jack Revill of the Dallas Police Department. Revill states that Special Agent Hosty of the FBI had prior knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald. He stated that Oswald was a Communist and capable of committing murder.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #3] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Jack Revill, November 22, 1963 #3]

Photocopy of a report by Lieutenant Jack Revill of the Dallas Police Department. Revill states that Special Agent Hosty of the FBI had prior knowledge of Lee Harvey Oswald. He stated that Oswald was a Communist and capable of committing murder.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks, November 22, 1963 #1]

Report by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks which lists the names and addresses of the employees of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks, November 22, 1963 #2]

Report by R. W. Westphal and P. M. Parks which lists the names and addresses of the employees of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report by B. G. Brown] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report by B. G. Brown]

Supplementary offense report by B. G. Brown which describes evidence taken from Lee Harvey Oswald. Paraffin casts and hair samples were taken from Oswald and tested.
Date: [1963-11-22..1963-11-24]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day #1] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day #1]

Supplementary offense report by J. C. Day. Day states that F. T. Alexander has the clothing worn by Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot and that the clothing is locked up as evidence.
Date: [1963-11-22..1964-01-31]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Joe Rodriguez Molina, November 23, 1963] (open access)

[Affidavit of Joe Rodriguez Molina, November 23, 1963]

In an affidavit, Joe Rodriguez Molina states that he was born in Dallas, Texas and has been employed at the Texas Book Depository for sixteen years. Molina was a member of the G. I. Forum from 1955 to 1962.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[FBI Report, March 25, 1964] (open access)

[FBI Report, March 25, 1964]

Microfilm copy of four pages from a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including a hand drawn map.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Offense Report by R. E. McKinney, November 23, 1963 #1] (open access)

[General Offense Report by R. E. McKinney, November 23, 1963 #1]

General offense report written by R. E. McKinney regarding an assault to murder Governor John D. Connally. The report states that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assailant.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General Offense Report by R. E. McKinney, November 23, 1963 #2] (open access)

[General Offense Report by R. E. McKinney, November 23, 1963 #2]

General offense report written by R. E. McKinney regarding an assault to murder Governor John D. Connally. The report states that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assailant.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum by Rio S. Pierce] (open access)

[Memorandum by Rio S. Pierce]

Memorandum by Rio S. Pierce to Chief J. E. Curry, listing the names of the security officers on duty during the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Pierce, Rio S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Nitrate Tests] (open access)

[Nitrate Tests]

Form states that nitrates were found on paraffin casts made of Lee Harvey Oswald's hands. Dots on drawings of hands indicate the locations of the nitrates.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Invoices and Receipts] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Invoices and Receipts]

Receipts from property clerks at the Dallas Police Department of items relating to the murder of President Kennedy.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, November 23, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, November 23, 1963 #2]

Report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was written by L. D. Stringfellow, states that Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested in the balcony of the Texas Theater.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day, December 30, 1963] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report by J. C. Day, December 30, 1963]

Supplementary offense report written by Lieutenant J. C. Day of the Dallas Police Department. In the report, Day states that shells and spent hulls were delivered to G. N. Doughty and then released to M. Johnson and L. D. Montgomery.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Various Reports on Paraffin and Nitrate Tests of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Various Reports on Paraffin and Nitrate Tests of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Reports from the Identification Bureau regarding the testing of paraffin casts made from of Lee Harvey Oswald for nitrates. Drawings of the hands are included and show nitrates in the form of dots.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact by C. A. Greeson #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact by C. A. Greeson #1]

Poor quality photocopy of an affidavit by C. A. Greeson, regarding his position during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald. The affidavit is handwritten and partially illegible.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Greeson, C. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact by V. S. Smart] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact by V. S. Smart]

Handwritten affidavit by V. S. Swain, concerning officer's position at the time of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Smart, V. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History