[Dallas City Charter, 1871] (open access)

[Dallas City Charter, 1871]

Original text of the charter to incorporate Dallas as a city of Texas, located in Dallas County. The document has 40 sections outlining the various aspects of governance and the city's relationship to the government of Texas. It was filed April 20, 1871 and officially signed and sealed by the Secretary of State on May 9.
Date: 1871
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Hall Building Contract] (open access)

[Dallas City Hall Building Contract]

Legal contract describing work by an architectural company (C. D. Hill and Company) to furnish plans to the city of Dallas for a municipal building, to be located on Main Street between Harwood and Commerce streets, and to serve as the Dallas City Hall.
Date: January 22, 1913
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Post Office Inspector R. R. Range to Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Letter from Post Office Inspector R. R. Range to Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Letter from Corsicana, Texas Post Office Inspector R. R. Range to the Dallas Police Department requesting a photograph of Raymond Hamilton.
Date: December 24, 1932
Creator: Range, R. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fort Dodge, Iowa Police Superintendent Willis Belknap to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 09/18/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Fort Dodge, Iowa Police Superintendent Willis Belknap to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 09/18/1933]

Letter from Willis Belknap, Superintendent of the Police Bureau of Identification of Fort Dodge, Iowa to D. E. Walsh, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas informing him about the time Harvey J. Bailey was arrested in their town.
Date: September 18, 1933
Creator: Belknap, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover - 10/16/1933]

Letter from Harry T. Riddell of the Bureau of Identification in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Bureau of Investigation pointing out an error on records that were mailed to the Department of Justice.
Date: October 16, 1933
Creator: Belknap, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Supervisor H. E. Keller to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 10/31/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Supervisor H. E. Keller to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 10/31/1933]

Letter from H. E. Keller, the Supervisor of the Identification Bureau in Houston, Texas to D. E. Walsh, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas thanking him for the photographs he sent from the Urschel Kidnapping case.
Date: October 31, 1933
Creator: Keller, H. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Record Clerk C. W. Wilson to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 12/08/1933] (open access)

[Letter from Record Clerk C. W. Wilson to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 12/08/1933]

Letter from C. W. Wilson, record clerk of the Kansas State Penitentiary to D. E. Walsh, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas letting him know about a photograph and bulletin of Harvey Bailey that he is enclosing within the letter.
Date: December 8, 1933
Creator: Wilson, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Spokane Police Department Sergeant Walter A. Hogan to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 11/29/1937] (open access)

[Letter from Spokane Police Department Sergeant Walter A. Hogan to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh - 11/29/1937]

Letter from Walter A. Hogan, Sergeant of Police of the City of Spokane Police Department to D. E. Walsh, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas, requesting a photograph and the criminal record of Harvey Bailey.
Date: November 29, 1937
Creator: Hogan, Walter A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Dallas, Texas Identification and Records to Spokane, Washington Sergeant of Police Walter A. Hogan - 1937/12/03] (open access)

[Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Dallas, Texas Identification and Records to Spokane, Washington Sergeant of Police Walter A. Hogan - 1937/12/03]

Letter from Captain D. E. Walsh of Identification and Records in Dallas, Texas to Sergeant Walter A. Hogan of the Spokane, Washington Police Department letting him know that he is enclosing a photograph and criminal record of Harvey Bailey. He also provides the city police numbers where information can be obtained regarding Albert Bates and George Kelley.
Date: December 3, 1937
Creator: Walsh, D. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department] (open access)

[Floyd Hamilton Case Report, 05/23/1938 - Dallas, Texas Police Department]

Dallas Police Department case report for Floyd Hamilton, filed on 5-23-1938 following his arrest for robbery by firearm of a filling station.
Date: May 23, 1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Harvey Oswald's Birth Certificate] (open access)

[Lee Harvey Oswald's Birth Certificate]

Photocopy of Lee Harvey Oswald's birth certificate. It reads "This is to Certify, that Lee Harvey Oswald, lawful son of Robert E. Lee Oswald (Dec.) and Marguerite Claverie was born on the 18th day of October, 1939, and registered in Book NO. 807, Folio 1321, on the 25th day of October, 1939."
Date: October 25, 1939
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Record for Robert Glenn Klauss #2] (open access)

[Criminal Record for Robert Glenn Klauss #2]

Criminal Record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation for Robert Glenn Klause. The record lists his prior arrests and charges.
Date: July 10, 1952
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Dabbs] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Dabbs]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Dabbs, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest information and a summary of the case.
Date: August 1, 1952
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report by P. Dillehay, July 26, 1953] (open access)

[Report by P. Dillehay, July 26, 1953]

Arresting Officer's Report by E. R. Gaddy, for the prior arrest of Jack Ruby on May 1, 1954.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: Dillehay, P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Department of Public Safety Record for Juanita Dale Dabbs] (open access)

[Department of Public Safety Record for Juanita Dale Dabbs]

Department of Public Safety record for Juanita Dale Dabbs, also known as Candy Barr. Includes previous arrest information and alias names.
Date: April 23, 1954
Creator: Austin (Tex.). Department of Public Safety.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arresting Officer's Report by E. R. Gaddy, May 1, 1954] (open access)

[Arresting Officer's Report by E. R. Gaddy, May 1, 1954]

Arresting Officer's Report by E. R. Gaddy, for the prior arrest of Jack Ruby on May 1, 1954.
Date: May 1, 1954
Creator: Gaddy, E. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arresting Officer's Report concerning prior arrests of Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Arresting Officer's Report concerning prior arrests of Jack Ruby]

Photocopy of the Arresting Officer's Report concerning prior arrests of Jack Ruby, by an unknown author.
Date: May 1, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest information and a summary of the case. The second page lists officers and witnesses involved.
Date: January 27, 1956
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Prostitution, April 11, 1956] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Prostitution, April 11, 1956]

Intelligence report to Captain R. H. Lunday regarding information concerning Jack Ruby and prostitution. Mr. Ruby is reported to have been pimping two unknown white females.
Date: April 11, 1956
Creator: Hart, H. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Egyptian Lounge, April 26, 1957] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Egyptian Lounge, April 26, 1957]

Intelligence report to Lieutenant J. M. Souter concerning the Egyptian Lounge. Detective Gandy observed Morton Kaufman, James Campist, and Johnny Patrono at the Egyptian Lounge on April 25, 1957.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: Gandy, G. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal History of Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[Personal History of Juanita Dale Phillips]

Typed personal history of Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr, for the Dallas Police Department Special Service Bureau.
Date: October 27, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[State of Texas Typed Statement by Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[State of Texas Typed Statement by Juanita Dale Phillips]

Typed voluntary statement for the County of Dallas by Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr, concerning her arrest.
Date: October 27, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips] (open access)

[City of Dallas Police Department Case Report for Juanita Dale Phillips]

City of Dallas Police Department case report for Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. Includes arrest details, exhibit identification and summary of the case by the officers involved. aliases, charges and case numbers.
Date: October 29, 1957
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[FBI Criminal Record for Juanita Dale Dabbs] (open access)

[FBI Criminal Record for Juanita Dale Dabbs]

Federal Bureau of Investigations criminal record for Juanita Dale Dabbs, also known as Candy Barr. Includes previous arrest information and alias names, as well as supplemental arrest information.
Date: February 25, 1958
Creator: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigations.
System: The Portal to Texas History