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[Letter from Oleta Coursey, December 5, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Oleta Coursey, December 5, 1963]

Letter from Oleta Coursey offering information in regards to Lee Harvey Oswald's mother.
Date: December 5, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note from T. Wells] (open access)

[Note from T. Wells]

Handwritten note from T. Wells requesting the placement of items in the Kennedy file. The note is written on the back of a "While You Were Out" card.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Wells, T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Red Benson #1] (open access)

[Letter from Red Benson #1]

Letter from Red Benson to Henry Wade with information regarding the activities of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: 196u-11-24
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Red Benson #2] (open access)

[Letter from Red Benson #2]

Letter from Red Benson to Henry Wade with information regarding the activities of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: November 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anti-Catholic Letter, Noveber 22, 1963] (open access)

[Anti-Catholic Letter, Noveber 22, 1963]

Anti-Catholic letter from Hannah Erickson. The letter was sent on November 22, 1963 from Idaho.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julian Ochos] (open access)

[Letter from Julian Ochos]

Letter from Julian Ochos with information regarding Jack Ruby and Mexico with envelope. The envelope contains a postmark from Miami Beach, Florida.
Date: 1964
Creator: Ochos, Julian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Joseph Naylor, November 23, 1963] (open access)

[Telegram from Joseph Naylor, November 23, 1963]

Telegram sent to Lee Harvey Oswald by Joseph Naylor. The envelope is included with the telegram.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Naylor, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Clarence Tingel, November 23, 1963] (open access)

[Telegram from Clarence Tingel, November 23, 1963]

Telegram sent to Lee Harvey Oswald by Clarence Tingel. The envelope is included with the telegram.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Naylor, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to J. M. Souter by P. G. McCaghren, June 6, 1967 #1] (open access)

[Memo to J. M. Souter by P. G. McCaghren, June 6, 1967 #1]

Memorandum from P. G. McCaghren, Captain of Police, Patrol Division regarding a long distance call from Mr. Emery Richard Whetstine. There are handwritten notes in red and blue ink written at the bottom of the memorandum.
Date: June 6, 1967
Creator: McCaghren, P. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Anonymous Letter to Chief of Police, October 20, 1964] (open access)

[Anonymous Letter to Chief of Police, October 20, 1964]

Anonymous letter to the chief of police which reads: "Chief of Police, Dallas, Texas. The Warren Report is wrong 4 people were used to eliminte Kennedy 1 is dead - 3 live - Johnson knows 3 more 1< to go. - A friend of Lee Oswald."
Date: October 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. B. Houston to M. R. Tillotson, November 9, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from L. B. Houston to M. R. Tillotson, November 9, 1942]

Letter from L. B. Houston, Director of Parks in Dallas, to M. R. Tillotson, the Regional Director of National Park Service, describing work that the park service had completed at White Rock Lake and other points in the Dallas area.
Date: November 9, 1942
Creator: Houston, L. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Kessler Plan Association, January 19, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from the Kessler Plan Association, January 19, 1926]

Letter from John E. Surratt at the Kessler Plan Association to members of the Advertising League regarding ways that the special committee could help to promote the Kessler Plan Association's city plan for Dallas, Texas. The original letter included copies of maps and literature about the Kessler Plan.
Date: January 19, 1926
Creator: Kessler Plan Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt, December 31, 1925] (open access)

[Letter from McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt, December 31, 1925]

Letter from W. McCarty Moore to John E. Surratt at the Kessler Plan Association congratulating the Association on the success of the Kessler Plan. The letter included a check for $50 for a membership subscription.
Date: December 31, 1925
Creator: Moore, W. McCarty
System: The Portal to Texas History
Two Letters of Interest to Dallas Folks (open access)

Two Letters of Interest to Dallas Folks

Two letters to John E. Surratt, secretary of the Kessler Plan Association, printed on the same page. The first is from J. C. Nichols, suggesting that the Association postpone the election for bond issues (rather than holding them during a regular municipal election). The second letter is from F. W. A. Vesper discussing reasons that bond measures did not pass in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nichols, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, May 18, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, May 18, 1964 #1]

Letter by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination (Warren Commission). The letter is regarding cartridge hulls that were found at the Texas School Book Depository and the related report that released one of the hulls to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on November 27, 1963.
Date: May 18, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Fair Play for Cuba Committee to Lee Harvey Oswald, May 29, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Letter from the Fair Play for Cuba Committee to Lee Harvey Oswald, May 29, 1963 #2]

Photocopy of the first page of a letter from the Fair Play for Cuba Committee to Lee Harvey Oswald, on May 29, 1963, enclosing his card and receipt, as well as information to help him start an FPCC chapter in New Orleans.
Date: May 29, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Citizens with Theories] (open access)

[Letters from Citizens with Theories]

Two letters from citizens who pose theories about and request information regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. In a carbon copy of a response to the second letter, Charles Batchelor states that it has become a policy not to extend further information to those without authorization.
Date: 1967-02-16/1967-02-20
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arnold Johnson to Lee Harvey Oswald, July 31, 1963 #3] (open access)

[Letter from Arnold Johnson to Lee Harvey Oswald, July 31, 1963 #3]

Letter from Arnold Johnson to Lee Harvey Oswald, sent from the Communist Party, U. S. A. The letter is regarding the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.
Date: July 31, 1963
Creator: Johnson, Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cross Reference Sheets from Garrison Investigation] (open access)

[Cross Reference Sheets from Garrison Investigation]

Cross reference sheets used during the Garrison investigation. Two questions are posed. The first question is "Do you think Jim Garrison has proved his theory of the Assassination?" The second question is "Should the Warren Commission reopen its investigation of the Kennedy Assassination?"
Date: [1967-11-28..1967-12-12]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to W. P. Gannaway from D. L. Blankenship, December 9, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Memo to W. P. Gannaway from D. L. Blankenship, December 9, 1963 #1]

Photocopy of an office memorandum written by detective D. L. Blankenship of the Administrative Section at the Dallas Police Department. In the memorandum, Blankenship states that he was interviewed by Jack B. Peden and James E. Garris regarding Jack Ruby.
Date: December 9, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #6] (open access)

[Letter from Josephine Briggs to Captain Will Fritz, May 12, 1963 #6]

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sandra Saulsbery to Division of Investigation] (open access)

[Letter from Sandra Saulsbery to Division of Investigation]

Handwritten letter from Sandra Saulsbery to the Division of Investigation of the Dallas Police Department. Saulsbery asks that the Division of Investigation send her information regarding the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: March 8, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. W. Fritz by J. D. Chastain, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to J. W. Fritz by J. D. Chastain, January 24, 1964]

Letter addressed to Captain Will Fritz of the Dallas Police Department. In the letter, J. D. Chastain states that bullets and a revolver were submitted to the laboratory.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History