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[Letters to Dick West and A. C. Green from Joe H. Tonahill] (open access)

[Letters to Dick West and A. C. Green from Joe H. Tonahill]

Letters addressed to Dick West and A. C. Green from Joe H. Tonahill. Tonahill writes to express his appreciation for their acquaintanceship. The letters are very nearly the same, with some differences. The first letter is a photocopy, while the second is a carbon copy.
Date: December 2, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
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
[Letters Regarding Oswald Museum, 1965 #1] (open access)

[Letters Regarding Oswald Museum, 1965 #1]

Letters regarding the purchase of items related to Lee Harvey Oswald by Leon H. Hough, a resident of St. Augustine, Florida and operator of Courtesy Gas. An ambulance and furniture from a room Oswald once rented were purchased for display in a museum. A newspaper clipping of an article titled "Hoover Criticizes Oswald Handling" is also included.
Date: [1964-10-16..1965-06-08]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters Regarding Oswald Museum, 1965 #3] (open access)

[Letters Regarding Oswald Museum, 1965 #3]

Letters regarding the purchase of items related to Lee Harvey Oswald by Leon H. Hough, a resident of St. Augustine, Florida and operator of Courtesy Gas. An ambulance and furniture from a room Oswald once rented were purchased for display in a museum. A newspaper clipping of an article titled "Hoover Criticizes Oswald Handling" is also included.
Date: [1964-10-16..1965-06-08]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Chief Curry from Nancy Tuckerman, August 28, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to Chief Curry from Nancy Tuckerman, August 28, 1964]

Letter to Chief J. E. Curry from Nancy Tuckerman, secretary to Mrs. Kennedy. Tuckerman states that William Manchester has been authorized to conduct interviews relevant to his upcoming book on the assassination.
Date: August 28, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters of Thanks from Citizens to the Dallas Police Department, July 13, 1964] (open access)

[Letters of Thanks from Citizens to the Dallas Police Department, July 13, 1964]

Two letters addressed to the Dallas Police Department. In the first letter, Hugh Butler thanks Chief Curry for information he provided. In the second letter, Mrs. Chas. Berquist thanks the gentlemen of the Dallas Police Department for acquiring the Oswald diary before the Warren Commission could. She states the opinion that the Warren Commission and the press have a tendency to misconstrue facts, particularly in the case of Red conspiracies.
Date: July 13, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Manchester to J. E. Curry, June 25, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from William Manchester to J. E. Curry, June 25, 1964]

Letter from William Manchester to Chief J. E. Curry. Manchester states that Mrs. John F. Kennedy has invited him to write a historical account of John F. Kennedy's death and requests access to the police department's records.
Date: June 25, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Chief of Police from Noah V. Dillard, June 12, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Letter to Chief of Police from Noah V. Dillard, June 12, 1964 #1]

Letter which was written by Noah V. Dillard of Oklahoma and addressed to the Chief of Police. Dillard gives his ideas as to how President Kennedy was assassinated. He states the opinion that President Kennedy was a martyr.
Date: June 12, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Chief of Police from Noah V. Dillard, June 12, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Letter to Chief of Police from Noah V. Dillard, June 12, 1964 #2]

Letter which was written by Noah V. Dillard of Oklahoma and addressed to the Chief of Police. Dillard gives his ideas as to how President Kennedy was assassinated. He states the opinion that President Kennedy was a martyr.
Date: June 12, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Lee Rankin to J. E. Curry] (open access)

[Letter from J. Lee Rankin to J. E. Curry]

Letter from J. Lee Rankin to Chief J. E. Curry. Rankin attached a list of staff members to be interviewed by the Warren Commission and thanked Curry for his cooperation.
Date: May 26, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. E. Curry from J. Lee Rankin, May 25, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to J. E. Curry from J. Lee Rankin, May 25, 1964]

Letter from J. Lee Rankin to Chief Curry. Rankin requests that a deposition be taken from Mary Jane Robertson at the office of the United States Attorney.
Date: May 25, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence with J. E. Curry] (open access)

[Correspondence with J. E. Curry]

Various pieces of correspondence regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. The first letters requests autographs, while the remaining letters request information from the Police Department, several of which are written in an indignant tone. Two postcards are included. Dates range from 1964 to 1965.
Date: 1964-05-19/1964-06-28
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
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
[Reports and Clippings, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Reports and Clippings, 1964 #1]

Three brief reports which regard the receipt of a postcard by Chief J. E. Curry. The postcard was postmarked Portland, Oregon. Newspaper clippings, titled "Defend Dallas, Lawyer Urges" and "What Is the FBI Reason for Stopping Training in Police Academy," are also included. The articles appeared in the Dallas County Journal.
Date: 1964-05-12/1964-06-05
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reports and Clippings, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Reports and Clippings, 1964 #2]

Three brief reports which regard the receipt of a postcard by Chief J. E. Curry. The postcard was postmarked Portland, Oregon.
Date: 1964-05-12/1964-06-05
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #1]

Letter written by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission). The letter concerns Deputy Sheriff Roger Craig, and Fritz describes seeing him in his outer office while Lee Harvey Oswald was in his inner office.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #2]

Letter by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination (Warren Commission). The letter is regarding the sighting of Roger Craig standing outside of Fritz' private office. He states that he didn't feel the information the man provided was of any value.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #3] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, April 30, 1964 #3]

Two photocopies of a letter by J. W. Fritz to Joseph A. Ball, of the President's Commission on the Assassination (Warren Commission). The letter is regarding the sighting of Roger Craig standing outside of Fritz' private office. He states that he didn't feel the information the man provided was of any value.
Date: April 30, 1964
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Gordon Shanklin to J. E. Curry, April 27, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from J. Gordon Shanklin to J. E. Curry, April 27, 1964]

Letter from J. Gordon Shanklin to J. E. Curry, enclosing a translation of a letter originally written in Polish, which claims that Jack Ruby killed President Kennedy and set the police onto Lee Harvey Oswald to take attention away from himself.
Date: April 27, 1964
Creator: Shanklin, J. Gordon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to David W. Belin from J. C. Day, April 23, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to David W. Belin from J. C. Day, April 23, 1964]

Carbon copy of a letter from J. C. Day, Lieutenant of Police, to Mr. David Belin. Day states that Captain Doughty does not remember handing a bullet labeled "GD."
Date: April 23, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. E. Curry from J. Gordon Shanklin] (open access)

[Letter to J. E. Curry from J. Gordon Shanklin]

Letter from J. Gordon Shanklin, special agent in charge, to Chief J. E. Curry. Shanklin states that Mrs. Eva Grant told a special agent that she had obtained a copy of a police report dating back to November 13th, 1963.
Date: April 13, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vincent Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry - April 6, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Vincent Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry - April 6, 1964]

Letter from Attorney General Waggoner Carr to Chief J. E. Curry, regarding the receipt of a letter from March 25, which was forwarded to the Presidential Special Commission.
Date: April 6, 1964
Creator: Waggoner Carr, Vincent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from citizens to Chief J. E. Curry regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and related cases] (open access)

[Letters from citizens to Chief J. E. Curry regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and related cases]

Handwritten letters from citizens to Chief J. E. Curry, regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and related cases.
Date: [1964-03-30..1964-04-01]
Creator: unknown
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