[Certificates from U.S. Marine Corps] (open access)

[Certificates from U.S. Marine Corps]

Two documents placing Lee Harvey Oswald in the United States Marine Corps in the late 1950's. The first document promotes Oswald to Private First Class in 1959, while the second is a certificate of proficiency in Aircraft Control presented in 1957.
Date: {1957-06-18,1959-03-09}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pages from the Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Pages from the Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of pages from the diary of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which he discusses his time spent in the USSR.
Date: 1959-10/1961
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Page Three, April 3, 1959] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Page Three, April 3, 1959]

Page 3 only from intelligence file 10-53 mentioning Jack Ruby. The report contains a list of phone numbers.
Date: April 3, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report by Sidney Siedband, April 3, 1959] (open access)

[Report by Sidney Siedband, April 3, 1959]

Page three of a report by Sidney Siedband. The page lists the phone numbers of various individuals.
Date: April 3, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate from U.S. Armed Forces Institute] (open access)

[Certificate from U.S. Armed Forces Institute]

Photocopy of a certificate given to Lee Harvey Oswald. It reads: "United States Armed Forces Institute, Madison, Wisconsin. This is to certify that Oswald, Lee H. has successfully completed the USAFI Tests of General Educational Development, High School Level, this date 3-23-59, matriculation no. 6684M230." It is signed by J.W . Poindexter, and Darrell J. Inabnit.
Date: March 23, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Lee Harvey Oswald to United States Marine Corps] (open access)

[Appointment of Lee Harvey Oswald to United States Marine Corps]

Poor quality photocopy of property found at the two residences of Lee Harvey Oswald. The document states that Lee Harvey Oswald was appointed as a Private First Class of the United States Marine Corps.
Date: March 9, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Accident Report by J. D. Tippit, January 29, 1959] (open access)

[Accident Report by J. D. Tippit, January 29, 1959]

Accident report by J. D. Tippit. The report states that Mr. Grady Allen Own changed lanes suddenly and hit the left front of the squad car.
Date: January 29, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Texas Driver's License] (open access)

[Application for Texas Driver's License]

Photocopy of an application for a Texas driver's license, filed by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Book Covers and Newspapers] (open access)

[Book Covers and Newspapers]

Photocopy of the covers of books, including James Bond novels and books on Marxism, and a class catalog belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Connected to Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Documents Connected to Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of various documents connected to Lee Harvey Oswald, including stamps from the USSR, a list, and a pattern on graph paper.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graph Paper Notebook] (open access)

[Graph Paper Notebook]

Photocopy of the pages of a graph paper notebook, which contains writing in Russian.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Harvey Oswald in Backyard With Rifle #1]

Photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald standing in the backyard of his house at 214 West Neely Street in Dallas, Texas, holding a rifle in one hand and Communist newspapers in the other.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Harvey Oswald's Passport] (open access)

[Lee Harvey Oswald's Passport]

Photocopy of Lee Harvey Oswald's passport, featuring pages in many languages including English, Russian, and German. One page amends the passport to include Oswald's daughter June.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter, 1962] (open access)

[Letter, 1962]

Photocopy of a letter written on Holland-America Line stationery, discussing communism and its reception in America.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963] (open access)

[Letters from Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963]

Photocopy of letters from Lee Harvey Oswald to Ruth Paine and Marina Oswald in 1963. All of the letters are written in Russian.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Manifesto] (open access)

[Manifesto]

Photocopy of a manifesto discussing the corruption of the American capitalist system, and the Russian communist system, and proposing a third option.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Miscellaneous Documents] (open access)

[Miscellaneous Documents]

Photocopy of various documents connected to Lee Harvey Oswald, from the Dallas Police Department investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Miscellaneous Items] (open access)

[Miscellaneous Items]

Photocopy of miscellaneous items, such as an envelope from the Department of the Navy to Lee Harvey Oswald, a newspaper clipping about John F. Kennedy's stance on tax cuts, and a drawing of a building.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes Written in Russian] (open access)

[Notes Written in Russian]

Photocopy of letters and notes involving Marina and Lee Harvey Oswald, written largely in Russian.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pages from Dallas Police Department] (open access)

[Pages from Dallas Police Department]

Photocopy of blank pages included in the Dallas Police Department investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Papers Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Papers Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of newspaper clippings, letters, receipts, fliers, and a passport which directly link Lee Harvey Oswald to communism and Marxism.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of a collection of photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald, as well as his New Orleans library card, and other objects.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Property Belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of papers belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History