[Documents Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's Undesirable Discharge] (open access)

[Documents Concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's Undesirable Discharge]

Photocopy of three documents related to Lee Harvey Oswald's undesirable discharge from the United States Marine Corps. The first is a certificate of undesirable discharge. The second is a letter from R. McC. Tompkins to Lee Harvey Oswald, on March 7, 1962, informing him of the undesirable discharge. The third is a letter from D. W. Bowman to Oswald, on July 25, 1963, telling him that his case has been reviewed and no change is warranted.
Date: {1960-09-13,1962-03-07,1963-07-25}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Mark Lane in Playboy Magazine #2] (open access)

[Interview with Mark Lane in Playboy Magazine #2]

Poor quality photocopies of a magazine article which appeared in Playboy Magazine. The article features an extensive interview with Mark Lane, an attorney and author, who is critical of the Warren Commission's assessment of the assassination of President Kennedy.
Date: {1966~,1967-03-23}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Paychecks for Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Paychecks for Lee Harvey Oswald]

Photocopy of two paychecks paid to Lee Harvey Oswald. The first is from Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall, Inc. in Dallas, Texas, paid for the period ending on January 2, 1963. The second is from Wm. B. Reily & Company, Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana, paid for the period ending on May 31, 1963.
Date: {1963-01-02,1963-05-31}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Receipt of Items Belonging to Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Receipt of Items Belonging to Jack Ruby]

Receipt by property clerks of items which once belonged to Jack Ruby. Items include money and money bags.
Date: {1963-11-25,1964-03-02}
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Letter to Dallas Police Department] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Letter to Dallas Police Department]

Letter by an unknown author requesting the name of the owner of the Texas School Book Depository on the back of a newsletter. Letter is signed by Research Director - Polsec on December 29, 1969. The newsletter is distributed by Your 50 States Baksheesh.
Date: December 29, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Unknown Author] (open access)

[Letter from Unknown Author]

Letter from an unknown author requesting the names of the owners of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: December 29, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters by Citizens to Police Department] (open access)

[Letters by Citizens to Police Department]

Correspondence between citizens and Chief Charles Batchelor. Citizens request information from the department. Chief Batchelor responds in the form of form letters which state that he is unable to assist them.
Date: 1969-05-03/1973-04-30
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Police Department Special Order by Assistant Chief of Police R. H. Winters - April 24, 1969] (open access)

[Dallas Police Department Special Order by Assistant Chief of Police R. H. Winters - April 24, 1969]

Dallas Police Department Special Order by Assistant Chief of Police R. H. Winters requesting that Prosecution Reports reflect probable cause of for arrest and substantiating the legality of prosecution.
Date: April 24, 1969
Creator: Winters, R. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report: Dallas Times Herald Clipping, March 19, 1969] (open access)

[Intelligence Report: Dallas Times Herald Clipping, March 19, 1969]

Intelligence report containing a clipping from the Dallas Times Herald dated March 19, 1969. The article is titled "Link Between Deaths of JFK, King Claimed" and discusses a possible connection between the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy.
Date: March 19, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping from the Dallas Times Herald] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping from the Dallas Times Herald]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald suggesting a link between the murder of President John F. Kennedy and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 19, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report: Dallas Times Herald Clipping, March 19, 1969] (open access)

[Intelligence Report: Dallas Times Herald Clipping, March 19, 1969]

Intelligence report containing a clipping from the Dallas Times Herald dated March 19, 1969. The article is titled "Link Between Deaths of JFK, King Claimed" and discusses a possible connection between the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy.
Date: March 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report by D. K. Rodgers regarding information of Robert Glenn Klause] (open access)

[Intelligence Report by D. K. Rodgers regarding information of Robert Glenn Klause]

Intelligence Report by D. K. Rodgers to Mr. M. W. Stevenson, regarding information on Robert Glenn Klause. The report provides information about Klause, stating that he was a known automobile thief and was suspected of printing a derogatory circular defaming the character of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: February 23, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping by W. S. Biggio] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping by W. S. Biggio]

Newspaper clipping taken from the Dallas Times Herald by W. S. Biggio, concerning the trial of Clay Shaw.
Date: January 24, 1969
Creator: Biggio, W. S.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Clay Shaw Trial Has 4 Jurors] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Clay Shaw Trial Has 4 Jurors]

Newspaper clipping taken from the Dallas Times Herald. The clipped article states that four jurors have been seated for the trial of Clay Shaw, an individual charged with conspiring to murder President Kennedy.
Date: January 23, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report by W. L. House to Assistant Chief M. W. Stevenson] (open access)

[Intelligence Report by W. L. House to Assistant Chief M. W. Stevenson]

Intelligence report by W. L. House addressed to Assistant Chief M. W. Stevenson. The report is concerning attempts by investigators from New Orleans District Attorney to interview Dallas Police Officers J. M. Chaney, Bobby Hargis, and Billy Joe Martin.
Date: January 17, 1969
Creator: House, W. L.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to M. W. Stevenson by W. L. House, January 17, 1969] (open access)

[Report to M. W. Stevenson by W. L. House, January 17, 1969]

Report to M. W. Stevenson by W. L. House of the Intelligence Division. The report, which regards Jim Garrison (District Attorney of New Orleans, Louisiana), states that several more individuals were interviewed for information about the Kennedy assassination.
Date: January 17, 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Citizens and the Chief of Police] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Citizens and the Chief of Police]

Correspondence between the Chief of Police and citizens who are requesting information. Citizens range from students to writers. The Chief of Police states that he is unable to provide further information as a matter of department policy.
Date: 1969
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joachim Joesten's Truth Letter, Volume 1, Number 7, December 15, 1968 (open access)

Joachim Joesten's Truth Letter, Volume 1, Number 7, December 15, 1968

Newsletter titled "Truth Letter" by Joachim Joesten, describing alleged truths regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. It includes an introductory letter with a subscription form.
Date: December 15, 1968
Creator: Joesten, Joachim
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Doyle Batey and Charles Batchelor] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Doyle Batey and Charles Batchelor]

Correspondence between Mr. Doyle Batey and Chief Charles Batchelor. In his letter, Batey requests that the Dallas Police Department send him photos of Lee Harvey Oswald. Charles Batchelor responds that he is unable to do so and suggests that Batey contact the United States Department of Justice.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence Between Chief Batchelor and John K. Lattimer, September 1968] (open access)

[Correspondence Between Chief Batchelor and John K. Lattimer, September 1968]

Correspondence between John K. Lattimer, M.D. and Chief Charles Batchelor. Lattimer requests forensic information regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. Batchelor responds that he is unable to provide further information.
Date: September 9, 1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to Charles Batchelor by B. J. Martin] (open access)

[Report to Charles Batchelor by B. J. Martin]

Carbon copy of a report by B. J. Martin to Charles Batchelor. Hargis states that he agreed to interview with Alvin V. Oser, Executive Assistant District Attorney of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Date: August 13, 1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to Charles Batchelor from B. W. Hargis] (open access)

[Report to Charles Batchelor from B. W. Hargis]

Carbon copy of a report by B. W. Hargis to Charles Batchelor. Hargis states that he agreed to interview with Alvin V. Oser, Executive Assistant District Attorney of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Date: August 12, 1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Joe Hatcher from Charles Batchelor, June 1968] (open access)

[Letter to Joe Hatcher from Charles Batchelor, June 1968]

Carbon copy of a letter to Mr. Joe Hatcher from Chief Charles Batchelor. Batchelor states that he is delighted to hear that Hatcher's group will be visiting Dallas and suggests they allow an officer to spot their bus in an appropriate place.
Date: June 24, 1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Morning News Clipping, May 24, 1968] (open access)

[Dallas Morning News Clipping, May 24, 1968]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News, titled "Research Group Seeks Probe of Kennedy's Assassination." The article contains information pertaining to the Kennedy Assassination Inquiry Committee; the group is seeking the identities of men photographed in police custody soon after the Kennedy assassination on November 22nd, 1963.
Date: [1968-05-24..]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History