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[Correspondence between Chief J. E. Curry and citizens]

Description: Various letters of correspondence between Chief J. E. Curry and citizens, regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy and related cases. The letters respond to questions, requests, and accusations about cases.
Date: 1964-01-27/1965-12-09
Creator: Curry, Jesse E.

[Anonymous Letter to Chief of Police, October 20, 1964]

Description: 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.

[Anti-Catholic Letter, Noveber 22, 1963]

Description: Anti-Catholic letter from Hannah Erickson. The letter was sent on November 22, 1963 from Idaho.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Back Cover to Notebook]

Description: Back cover to bound notebook used to hold photocopies of letters mailed to Jack Ruby in jail.
Date: [1964..1978]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Citizen Letters]

Description: Letters received by the Dallas Police Department from citizens requesting information regarding the Kennedy assassination and related cases. Carbon copies of response letters are included with the letters themselves.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Complaints and Commendations for J. D. Tippit]

Description: Photocopies of complaints and commendations in regard to the performance of Officer J. D. Tippit. These documents date from 1952 to 1963.
Date: [1952..1963]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings]

Description: Miscellaneous correspondence and newspaper clippings received from citizens. Several students wrote to the Dallas Police Department and were referred to the Warren Commission's report on the assassination. Requests for signatures are also present. The newspaper clippings discuss theories regarding the killing.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Correspondence Between Citizens and the Chief of Police]

Description: 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.

[Correspondence Between Donald T. Appell and J. E. Curry]

Description: Correspondence between Donald T. Appell and J. E. Curry. Appell requested that the Dallas Police Department forward a list of items recovered at Oswald's residence. Curry's response stated that the delay was due to increased business and that a list was enclosed.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Correspondence Between Doyle Batey and Charles Batchelor]

Description: 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.

[Correspondence Between J. E. Curry and Charles W. Roth]

Description: Correspondence between Charles W. Roth, a consultant for the Toledo Police Department, and Chief J. E. Curry. Roth writes that Curry might be interested in a newspaper clipping which accompanies the letter. The clipping, by Inez Robb, is titled "Shot That Killed Lee Oswald Nearly Ended Career of Dallas Police Chief" and puts Curry in a positive light.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Correspondence Between J. E. Curry and Nicholas Katzenbach]

Description: Correspondence between Nicholas Katzenbach, Acting Attorney General, and Chief J. E. Curry. Katzenbach wrote to Curry inquiring as to whether information released by the Warren Commission might be detrimental to the department. Curry responded that the department felt comfortable with the release of information by the Warren Commission.
Date: February 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
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