Resource Type

[Dallas City Council Minutes, Book 1] (open access)

[Dallas City Council Minutes, Book 1]

Recorded minutes for the Dallas City Council with various newspaper clippings and a list of the days the council met and a description of what matters they discussed.
Date: 1867~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood] (open access)

[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood]

Phone message given to Major Wood with the box checked to call Mr. Ford.
Date: October 13, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to John H. Slate from David O. Brown, December 21, 2012] (open access)

[Memo to John H. Slate from David O. Brown, December 21, 2012]

Office memorandum addressed to John H. Slate, City Archivist. The memorandum states that photographic prints are being transferred to the Dallas Municipal Archives.
Date: December 21, 2012
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Letter to Ruth Paine] (open access)

[Photograph of Letter to Ruth Paine]

Evidence photograph of a letter found in Oswald's home. The letter is addressed to Ruth Paine and is written in Russian.
Date: November 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Letter in Russian] (open access)

[Photograph of Letter in Russian]

Evidence photographs of a letter found in Oswald's home. The letter is written in Russian.
Date: November 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Note About Oswald's Clothing] (open access)

[Handwritten Note About Oswald's Clothing]

Handwritten note which reads: "On 2-24-64 Captain GMD received the following clothes off the body of Lee Oswald from FT Alexander at DCCCIL. These items are now in the CSS evidence room."
Date: February 2, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index Tab M] (open access)

[Index Tab M]

Photocopy of an index tab labeled "M."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to T. D. Tolleson from Joe B. Millhollon, August 28, 1978] (open access)

[Memo to T. D. Tolleson from Joe B. Millhollon, August 28, 1978]

Memorandum addressed to Captain T. D. Tolleson of the Intelligence Division in Dallas, Texas. The memorandum states that an individual called the office and said that Joe Linthicum was seen drinking at a bar. At the time, Joe Linthicum said that he had worked for Jack Ruby for eight years.
Date: August 28, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Doctors' Diagnoses] (open access)

[List of Doctors' Diagnoses]

Photocopy of a list of diagnoses by doctors which is presented as a table of contents.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Laboratory Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation #4] (open access)

[Laboratory Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation #4]

Carbon copy of a laboratory report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Examination was requested for "Firearms - Spectographic - Microscopic Analyes [sic] - Fingerprint - Document." Evidence received included bullets, bullet fragments, firearms, metal fragments, and fibers.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Intelligence Report by L. D. Stringfellow to W. P. Gannaway, February 18, 1964] (open access)

[Criminal Intelligence Report by L. D. Stringfellow to W. P. Gannaway, February 18, 1964]

Criminal Intelligence Report by Detective L. D. Stringfellow to Captain W. P. Gannaway, through Lieutenant Jack Revill, regarding the arrest of David Conrad Glass.
Date: February 18, 1964
Creator: Stringfellow, L. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lab Report with Nitrate Evaluation of Hand #2] (open access)

[Lab Report with Nitrate Evaluation of Hand #2]

Photocopy of a drawing of a hand with nitrate evaluation.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Investigation of the President's Murder by Detectives #2] (open access)

[Report on Investigation of the President's Murder by Detectives #2]

Carbon copy of an investigation report on the investigation of President Kennedy's murder. The report describes the search and seizure of property from the home of Ruth Paine. Items seized include a rifle and ammo.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of pages filled with cramped cursive writing in English, as well as a few pages of Lee Harvey Oswald's diary from 1959.
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Microfilm Copy of Arrest Report] (open access)

[Microfilm Copy of Arrest Report]

Microfilm copy of an arrest report which identifies Oswald as the assassin of President John F. Kennedy and Police Officer J. D. Tippit. The copy is illegible.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Receipt of Letters #1] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Receipt of Letters #1]

Property clerk's receipt of two air mail envelopes and letters addressed to Lee Harvey Oswald. These items were received on February 4, 1964.
Date: February 4, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report by M. W. Stevenson] (open access)

[Report by M. W. Stevenson]

Report by M. W. Stevenson regarding information received from Mr. W. A. Thompson. Thompson employed Henry O. Chenyworth.
Date: December 9, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Intelligence Report by V. J. Brian to W. P. Cannaway, February 17, 1964] (open access)

[Criminal Intelligence Report by V. J. Brian to W. P. Cannaway, February 17, 1964]

Criminal Intelligence Report by Detective V. J. Brian to Captain W. P. Cannaway through Lieutenant Jack Revill concerning statements from Pat Lawrence an employee of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: February 17, 1964
Creator: Brian, V. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index page filed under "S" from an inventory notebook #8] (open access)

[Index page filed under "S" from an inventory notebook #8]

Index page from a notebook containing an inventory of information related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and related cases. The page is filed under index tab "S".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Empty Envelope] (open access)

[Empty Envelope]

Manila envelope that previously contained photographs from the Dallas Police Department's investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Index Tab "A"] (open access)

[Index Tab "A"]

Photocopy of an index tab labeled "A."
Date: unknown
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Arraignments #2] (open access)

[List of Arraignments #2]

List of arraignments for Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
Date: 1963-11~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Evidence Paper] (open access)

[Evidence Paper]

Envelope from the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The text reads: "Evidence."
Date: 1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Series of Numbers] (open access)

[Handwritten Series of Numbers]

Handwritten note which includes several series of numbers.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History