Resource Type

[Letters Regarding Funds for Mrs. Marina Oswald] (open access)

[Letters Regarding Funds for Mrs. Marina Oswald]

Letters regarding inquiries as to what address money could be sent to Lee Harvey Oswald's wife, Marina.
Date: January 13, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in Jail] (open access)

[Letters Sent to Jack Ruby in Jail]

Poor quality photocopies of letters which were sent to Jack Ruby during his time at Dallas County Jail. The letters were written by citizens, many of whom express an interest in his well-being and spirituality.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, October 31, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing receiving a pack of cigarettes, flying a fighter from Jackson, MS, to Raleigh and Newark, seeing a show and getting dinner, flying on an airliner at night, picking up a plane from Long Beach, news about her friend Marion, flying in a B-24, and happening to meet an Air Corps private who knew of her through a mutual acquaintance.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, December 4, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing mechanical difficulties with an airplane, dinner with an Air Corps lieutenant, typing reports, flying to and from Newark, more mechanical problems, and waiting to travel to New York and Dallas.
Date: December 4, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Mr. E. H. Sparks, September 8, 1969] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Williston to Mr. E. H. Sparks, September 8, 1969]

Letter from Mr. C. Lincoln Willister to Mr. E. H. Sparks nominating Dr. May Owen and Dr. Milford O. Rouse for a Community Leaders of America award, and briefly listing their qualifications.
Date: September 8, 1969
Creator: Williston, C. Lincoln
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, December 2, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner, December 2, 1954]

Handwritten letter to Harris L. Kempner discussing an upcoming plan to travel to Galveston while in Dallas and other travel plans.
Date: December 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion L. Kempner, May 13, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion L. Kempner, May 13, 1964]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his son Sandy giving him an update on the family news, including the tragic destruction of his boat and his recent election to vice president of the American Cotton Shippers Association, a role he jokingly sees more as a punishment than an honor.
Date: May 13, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History