[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 27, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 27, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about life on his deployment and the beach.
Date: January 27, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. M. Belli to Judge Brown, November 27, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from M. M. Belli to Judge Brown, November 27, 1964]

Photocopy of a letter from Melvin Belli (former attorney for Jack Ruby) to judge Joe Brown (who presided over Ruby's murder trial) warning the judge that Ruby needs psychiatric attention and asking Brown to consider using the court's authority to require an examination since Ruby's current defense attorneys will not do so. Belli also mentions that he has been given permission to file an amicus curiae brief for Ruby's appeal.
Date: November 27, 1964
Creator: Belli, Melvin M., 1907-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History