How do I obtain files from the National Archives

[Clickhere]

Nowadays, everything is free online, but I see that nothing in the National Archives seems to be free. Do I have to purchase the documents I want? I'm reading a book on the Kennedy assassination (Breach of Trust) and the sources are files contained in these and other archives. What do I do?

[a la izquierda]

1. Typically, you have to go visit.

That sort of stuff is not normally available online to any person who wants it. To go to National Archives in most countries, you have to have credentials, as to why you're working there, etc.

PM me if you want more info. I'm a history PhD student. I pretty much live in archives.

[Clickhere]

3. Thanks

I'll keep in touch.

[arcadian]

6. You do not have to have "credentials"

You just need to have a card which they issue to you for free.

[a la izquierda]

8. Huh. Guess the US aren't as nuts with their

national documents as Mexico is. Who'd have thought. Our library archives are pretty strict with having credentials.

I don't mean credentials like you get a background check...I mean you just can't stroll in there and start poking around. Proper ID, supporting letter why you're doing research, etc. It's pretty standard for most high level archives, but not the US national archives?

[madeline_con]

2. Try this link....

http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/visit/kennedy.html

[Clickhere]

5. That's useful

Lots of phone numbers and emails. I will be contacting them. Thanks.

Most of the files i'm after are memos between J. Edgar Hoover and Warren Commission staff (Lee Rankin, etc.) trying to suppress evidence that would go against the "single bullet" theory.

[a la izquierda]

9. You will probably have issues getting access to that.

And what you do find might be blotted all the heck out. I worked on some stuff from the 80s...I could barely read any of it, what with all the black-out.

[arcadian]

13. You might try a university.

A lot of political people give there personal papers over to universities when they die. I don't know where Hoover's would be, but they are somewhere. Check this PDF file about Hoover, it tells you where these files are located, subject, cabinet number and drawer number. It looks like these are at the LOC or it might be NARA, I can't tell.

http://academic.lexisnexis.com/documents/upa_cis/10756_FBIFileHooverOffConfFile.pdf

This looks like it might be what you want:

Lee Rankin

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/finding-aids/rankin-records.html

[enlightenment]

4. You have to go there.

Most of the information is not online. It's not a conspiracy, just a question of quantity; the Archive has millions of records; many are on microform - your stuff might be, or you may need to visit DC.

This page talks about what is available online:
http://www.archives.gov/research/

This page talks about what is available to the general public:
http://www.archives.gov/public/

This page will help you plan your visit:
http://www.archives.gov/research/start/plan-visit.html


Happy hunting.

[arcadian]

11. Many government agencies have FOIA websites

FOIA reading rooms with a limited amount of records on them.

[liam_laddie]

7. You might try research specialists

I believe there are "geneology consultants" who use the Archives all the time for their clients.
I don't see why you couldn't search for a similar service in the fields you're needing. My $0.02...

[arcadian]

10. You need to know the exact file name you are looking for.

There are several NARA locations, the main one is in Maryland outside D.C., each Presidential library is also in the NARA system and there are smaller affiliates. Most records are located at the NARA II location in Maryland. You need to know what you are looking for exactly, there is no real search function, if you know generally what time frame and agency the records might have come from then that is a good starting point.

If you saw NARA records referenced in a book you might want to contact the author or publisher as they could tell you what type of records were used. Like I said, you need to know pretty much what it is, the staff will help you but they are limited in what they can do because of the sheer volumes of records.

Once you have the records located, it's usually a box number. Every hour or so they do a "pull" and you fill out the paper work to have your record's box pulled. They pull it then you take it and look at it. Sometimes you have to wear special gloves to handle the records, these are the real deal, real historic documents. They very rarely will let you photo copy them, if ever. Bring a digital camera with a tri-pod and take pics of the docs, that's what everybody does.

Some times the docs are on microfiche and you can take pics of this too. The CIA has a lot of their records on computers and you can just print off copies of those free of charge. You also have to go through security to get in and out. Going in they want to make sure you don't slip something in the records and going out they want to make sure you don't take anything out.

[Canuckistanian]

12. First, you tap into their security cameras......

Then, you get into a maintenance uniform. You can change in the bathroom.

And don't forget your hacked passcard.

That's where I screwed up.

[arcadian]

14. Here you go:

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/finding-aids/rankin-records.html

Records of J. Lee Rankin
Background on the Records of J. Lee Rankin


List of Folder Titles in the Records of J. Lee Rankin

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Background on the Records of J. Lee Rankin
James Lee Rankin served as General Counsel for the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (commonly called the Warren Commission). His son donated these records (approximately 21.01 cubic feet) to the National Archives in 1996. The papers consists of the files Rankin maintained throughout the Warren Commission's investigation, and contain numerous drafts of each chapter of the Commission's final report, as well as memorandums, correspondence, interviews, investigative reports, and newspaper and magazine articles relating to the assassination.

For questions about these records or copying information, please write to the Special Access and FOIA Staff at the National Archives at College Park, Room 6350, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, or call at [phone], or e-mail: [e-mail].


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Folder Title List
Volume: 21.01 Cubic Feet

Box 1:
Folder 1
Old Folder List


Folder 2
Classified draft of "The Existence of a Foreign Conspiracy" dated August 13, 1964, with comments by John McCloy


Folder 3
Classified draft of Oswald's foreign contacts and matters to be considered about N


Folder 4
Memo for the Commission concerning the Review of Secret Service Protective Procedures
5/14/64


Folder 5
FBI Exhibits Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy - November 22, 1963


Folder 6
Bealle's informant note


Folder 7
Letter from Dale Cameron, Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, concerning motivation of Oswald
6/17/64
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Folder 8
Letter from Leon Jaworski to J. Lee Rankin concerning Hudkin's story in the Houston Post


Folder 9
File containing Alterations in Exhibits (numerous FBI interviews)


Folder 10
Memorandum and attachments from J. Lee Rankin to the Commission concerning the Secret Service Protective Research Section, November 1961 - November 1963
4/21/64


Folder 11
Memo from John Ely to J. Lee Rankin with draft of Lee Harvey Oswald: The Pre-Russian Period, with proposed changes


Folder 12
Memorandum from Richard Mosk to Wesley Liebeler with list of items Oswald checked out of the New Orleans Public Library
6/18/64


Folder13
List of books in the possession of Oswald


Folder 14
Burt Griffin Memo to Howard Willens on Ruby Conspiracy portion of Chapter VI
8/14/64


Folder 15
Tentative outline of the Report


Folder 16
Letter to J. Lee Rankin with proposed changes to Chapters II & III (McCloy's Notes?)


Folder 17
Handwritten note to J. Lee Rankin from Burt (Griffin ?), received 8/10/64


Folder 18
Memorandum from Leon Hubert, Jr., to J. Lee Rankin concerning the aspects of pertinent Texas law relative to the time of finality of Ruby's prosecution
1/21/64
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Folder 19
Newspaper article concerning the Commission's final report


Folder 20
Memo from Allen Dulles to J. Lee Rankin regarding Chapter VII, Oswald Motivation
8/10/64


Folder 21
Handwritten note re: Tyler Gatewood Kent


Folder 22
Drafts and notes on - Conspiracy to Kill President Kennedy; Chapter III; items from newspapers; and memo on Bill DeMar


Folder 23
Comments of Senator Cooper on Chapter III


Folder 24
Outline of Oswald as the Assassin of President Kennedy


Folder 25
Revilo P. Oliver Exhibits


Folder 26
Preface of Volume V


Folder 27
Memo from Stuart Pollack to Howard Willens with comments on Chapter IV
8/11/64


Folder 28
Memo from J. Lee Rankin to the Commission
1/15/64


Folder 29
Repeat memo concerning certain testimony
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Box 2:
Folder 30
J. Lee Rankin copies of drafts of final changes and corrections on Chapters II, III, VI, VII, VIII, and pages 73-162 of Associations in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Community of Oswald
7 folders


Folder 31
Printer's copy of Warren Report Forward
8/21/64


Folder 32
Proposed discussion of polygraph examinations for insertion in Forward - prepared by Norman Redlich
8/6/64


Folder 33
Memorandum from J. Lee Rankin to the Commission re: Secret Service Protective Service Section
4/21/64
2 copies


Folder 34
Carbon copy of P. 5 of document relating to the murder of Officer Tippit


Folder 35
Old Folder List


Folder 36
Draft Outline of the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
7/21/64


Folder 37
Draft Preface of the Report - Approved by J. Lee Rankin
7/13/64


Folder 38
Draft of Forward of Report


Folder 39
Draft of biographical information and acknowledgements - members of the commission - with typing changes
Top of Page
Folder 40
Draft Introduction to Report


Folder 41
Third draft of Foreword, with changes by J. Lee Rankin
6/10/64


Folder 42
Fourth Draft of Foreword
6/23/64


Folder 43
Drafts of Forward dated 8/6/64 (2 copies) and 8/11/64


Folder 44
Printer's copy of Foreword
8/21/64


Folder 45
Draft of the Introductory Statement


Folder 46
Draft of Chapter I: Summary and Conclusions
6/24/64


Folder 47
Draft of Summary of Findings and Conclusions


Folder 48
Draft of Chapter I: Summary and Conclusions
6/26/64


Folder 49
Proposed Final Draft of Chapter I: Summary and Conclusions
8/7/64


Folder 50
Proposed Final Draft of Chapter I dated 9/2/64, Summary and Conclusions, with routing slip from Norman Redlich to Jenner, Liebeler, Slawson, Laulicht, Griffin, Weinreb, Stern and Goldberg
9/2/64
Top of Page

Box 3:
Folder 51
Corrrection draft by Weinreb on Chapter I
9/2/64


Folder 52
Draft of Chapter I dated 9/4/64 - Summary and Conclusions
9/4/64


Folder 53
Draft of Conclusions dated 7/21, 8/7, 9/8 and 9/16


Folder 54
Draft of Chapter IV, Lee Harvey Oswald was the Assassin of President Kennedy
6/25/64


Folder 55
Draft of Chapter IV: Lee Harvey Oswald was the Assassin of President Kennedy - with John McCloy's comments
7/21/64


Folder 56
Draft of Chapter IV - Oswald was the Assassin
7/21/64


Folder 57
Proposed Final Draft of Chapter IV - Lee Harvey Oswald - The Assassin
8/19/64


Folder 58
Proposed Final Draft of Chapter IV - with Laulicht comments
8/19/64


Folder 59
Printer's copy of Chapter IV - Lee Harvey Oswald - The Assassin
8/28/64


Folder 60
Partial re-draft of the Dallas Police and Courts Building Nov. 22-24, by Stuart R. Pollak
7/21/64
Top of Page

Box 4:
Folder 61
Copy of the Assassination: President Kennedy's Agenda and Activities from Planning the Dallas Trip through the Autopsy


Folder 62
Draft of the Assassination: President Kennedy's Agenda and Activities from Planning the Dallas Trip through the Autopsy comments and changes - numerous drafts and copies


Folder 63
Memorandum from Arlen Specter with draft of Area I
6/10/64


Folder 64
Draft of Chapter II, the Trip to Dallas, dated 6/13/64; revision copy dated 6/25/64, drafts of 7/18 and 8/7/64; Printer's copy dated 8/18/64
Top of Page
Box 5:
Folder 65
Draft dated 6/13/64 of Chapter III - the Shots from the TSBD; draft dated 6/26/64, draft dated 6/26/64 with Redlich's comments; draft dated 8/14/64; final draft of Chapter III: The Shots from the TSBD (8/25/64)


Folder 66
Old folder list


Folder 67
Newspaper clippings about the Warren Commission


Folder 68
Marked review files of Allen Dulles


Folder 69
Memorandum from J. Lee Rankin to Commission Members forwarding a draft of Chapter IV, Lee Harvey Oswald - The Assassin (table of contents only)
8/19/64


Folder 70
Draft of Chapter VI, Investigation of Possible Conspiracy
8/31/64


Folder 71
Memorandum from Richard Helms to J. Lee Rankin concerning questions to be put to the Soviet Government concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's residence in the USSR, with 5 page attachment dated 1/20/64
1/21/64


Folder 72
Drafts of Chapter I - Summary and Conclusions
6/26/64


Folder 73
Draft of Conclusions
7/21/64
Top of Page
Box 6:
Folder 74
Drafts of Foreword dated 8/6 & 8/11/64


Folder 75
Proposed final draft of Chapter I - Summary and Conclusions
8/7/64


Folder 76
Draft of Chapter II - The Assassination
8/7/64


Folder 77
FBI letter concerning publication of excerpts from Lee Harvey Oswald's diary which appeared in the Dallas Morning News and a copy of CD 1408
8/20/64


Folder 78
Copy of Joint Resolution by Congress authorizing the Warren Commission and a copy of a White House Executive Order appointing a Commission to report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy


Folder 79
See Box 41


Folder 79a
See Box 42


Folder 80
Incomplete article on Protection of Presidents from assassination
Top of Page
Folder 81
Copy of Jack Ruby as a Conspirator (1 page)


Folder 82
Folder originally containing Folder 83


Folder 83
Footnotes from Chapter VIII, The Protection of the President


Folder 84
FBI copy of a transcript of a tape recording of Helen Markham talking with Mark Lane


Folder 85
FBI memo to J. Lee Rankin for the Commission reviewing the book Who Killed Kennedy, with J. Lee Rankin Memorandum for the Commission, 6/10/64, and copy of CD 1036
6/3/64


Folder 86
Commission Document 1295 - Publication of Oswald Diary


Folder 87
J. Lee Rankin Memorandum for the Commission with Dulles' comments on Chapter V
8/21/64


Folder 88
Draft of Chapter VIII: The Protection of the President, with notes and changes
8/15/64


Folder 89
Outline of the Report
7/21/64


Folder 90
Footnotes for Chapter III


Folder 91
Draft changes on the Presidential Protection section


Folder 92
Drafts of Title Page, Preface, and Prefaces for Hearings Volume 1 and Volume 2


Folder 93
Footnotes #210-285 (pp. 12-15)


Folder 94
Questions on Mrs. Oswald's autobiography


Folder 95
Dulles notes on Chapter VIII: The Protection of the President
8/15/64


Folder 96
Phase II - Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin of President Kennedy


Folder 97
Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin of President Kennedy (clipped copy of draft)
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Box 7:
Folder 98
Medical and non-medical reports on Oswald in Russia


Folder 99
File marked Dallas papers 11/22-11/25


Folder 100
Drafts of Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President dated 7/11, 7/16 and 8/30/64


Folder 100a
File - Dori Dressender correspondence - JLR (Missing)
10/22/96


Folder 101
Alfred Goldberg memorandum to Members of the Commission re: showing of TV tapes and films with attached program of TV tapes and films, 8/13/64
8/11/64


Folder 102
Memorandum from J. Edgar Hoover to J. Lee Rankin (CD 1430 & CD 1430a) re: Dorothy Kilgallen
8/26/64


Folder 103
Memorandum from J. Edgar Hoover to J. Lee Rankin with attached CD 1438 re: Miss Odell Oliver
8/27/64


Folder 104
J. Lee Rankin Memorandum for the Commission transmitting 1st part of Chapter VI and other documents
9/1/64


Folder 105
James J. Rowley to J. Lee Rankin memorandum transmitting CD 1077 and other documents relating to the Secret Service
6/11/64


Folder 106
Dale C. Cameron (St. Elizabeths Hospital) memo to J. Lee Rankin with attached summary re: motivation of Lee Harvey Oswald
6/17/64


Folder 107
Old folder list


Folder 108
J. Lee Rankin memorandums to Staff Members


Folder 109
File on Bill DeMar - mind reader who claimed to have seen Lee Harvey Oswald at the Carousel Club


Folder 110
Memorandums from J. Lee Rankin to the Staff


Folder 111
J. Lee Rankin - Personal file. Includes (1) draft of proposed questioning of Marina Oswald; (2) information on Norman Redlich; (3) information on the American Civil Liberties Union; and (4) stamps (The stamps folder is empty)


Folder112
Book by Charles Roberts - The Truth about the Assassination


Folder 113
See Box 42
Top of Page
Box 8:
Folder 114
Newsweek Magazine, May 11, 1964
5/11/64


Folder 115
Life Magazine, October 2, 1964, on the Warren Report
10/2/64


Folder 116
National Law Journal article on The Lawyers of the Warren Commission
11/28/88


Folder 117
Miscellaneous information on notes and letters which J. Lee Rankin felt merited retention


Folder 117a
See Box 42


Folder 118
Record book of J. Lee Rankin and the activities of the staff - black 3-ring binder (Missing)
11/23/96


Folder 119
U. S. News and World Report, August 17, 1992


Folder 120
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 4
1/21/64


Folder 121
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 5
1/27/64
Top of Page
Folder 122
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 16
2/24/64


Folder 123
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 24-B
3/16/64


Folder 124
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 40
4/30/64


Folder 125
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 45
5/19/64


Folder 126
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 46
6/4/64


Folder 127
Report of the Commission's Proceedings - Volume 55
6/23/64


Folder 128
J. Lee Rankin's Secretary's daily diary of events and staff time


Folder 129
Warren Commission record of Commission hearing dated Dec. 5, 1963
12/5/63


Folder 130
Draft of Report - The Assassination
6/8/64


Folder 131
Report of Commission Proceedings dated July 2, 1964
7/2/64


Folder 132
(1) Summary of Work File; (2) Memorandum from J. Lee Rankin to Mr. Devevoise; (3) Preliminary report on list of psychiatrists and psychologists; (4) List of Official Reports of Closed Commission Hearings, 11/24/64; and (5) NYU Law Review Vol. 40, May 1965
Top of Page
Box 9:
Folder 134
Old folder list


Folder 135
File with report of examination of Oswald exhibits


Folder 136
Questions to be asked of Secretary Dillon


Folder 137
File on Copyright bill (S. 3008)


Folder 138
FBI Report on Thomas Buchanan's book Who Killed Kennedy?


Folder 139
Material Relating to the Final Report


Folder 140
Materials sent to all commissioners
6/26/64


Folder 141
Marguerite Oswald - examination material


Folder 142
Marguerite Oswald - telephone conversations


Folder 143
Drafts of Area V Preliminary Report - Murder of Lee H. Oswald by Hubert & Griffin


Folder 144
Draft of The Biography of Jack Leon Ruby


Folder 145
Foreign Broadcast Information Service


Folder 146
District Attorney Henry Wade


Folder 147
Progress reports on staff and administration of the Warren Commission


Folder 148
Draft of letter to each Commissioner with set of copies of the writings of Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 149
Area V - Preliminary Report - Murder of Lee H. Oswald
2/18/64


Folder 150
Lee H. Oswald - Background, Interviews of members of the Dallas Police Dept.
Box 10:
Folder 151
Oswald's writings


Folder 152
Report of the Commission


Folder 153
Memorandum for the Commission


Folder 154
Kling brief from John Evans, Jr.


Folder 155
File - Background for Assassination - American Security Council - submitted by Mr. Dulles


Folder 156
Craig file - designations of participants in hearings by the Bar Association


Folder 157
Wolpert Productions movie - Four Days in November


Folder 158
Agenda information - biographical sketches


Folder 159
Letter to Chief Justice from President & Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson


Folder 160
List of questions for President & Mrs. Johnson


Folder 161
Documents on Earl Ruby submitted 6/3/64
6/3/64


Folder 162
Polygraph exam of Jack Ruby


Folder 163
Chronology of events in the Assassination to 11/24/63


Folder 164
Gopadze - interviews with Marina Oswald


Folder 165
Marina's writing - transcript and questions by Russell & Cooper


Folder 166
Marina Oswald - original preparation for her questions by J. Lee Rankin


Folder 167
Mrs. John F. Kennedy
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Box 11:
Folder 168
Marina Oswald - attorney agreement


Folder 169
Passport information


Folder 170
Mexico file on Oswald


Folder 171
File on Oswald handwritten memos, including the diary


Folder 172
Dr. Burkley


Folder 173
Mark Lane


Folder 174
Receipts for Secret Service Report


Folder 175
Secret Service Protective Procedures


Folder 176
Receipts for FBI reports


Folder 177
Receipts for State Department report on Oswald


Folder 178
The riddle of Dallas - Beienberg - published in the Spectator
3/6/64


Folder 179
Dallas Radio Station tapes


Folder 180
Old folder list


Folder 181
Possible conspiracy involving Jack Ruby


Folder 182
Possible conspiracy involving Jack Ruby


Folder 183
Possible conspiracy involving Jack Ruby


Folder 184
Possible conspiracy involving Jack Ruby


Folder 185
Jack Ruby as a possible conspirator
8/25/64


Folder 186
Investigation of possible contact between Ruby and Oswald prior to November 22


Folder 187
Investigation of possible contact between Ruby and Oswald prior to November 22


Folder 188
Chapter VI - Investigation of Possible Conspiracy - Griffin (8/11/64) & Willens (8/24/64)


Folder 189
Footnotes to Chapter 6


Folder 190
Right Wing Section


Folder 191
Other allegations regarding Oswald's activities
9/1/64


Folder 192
Investigation of other activities: two copies - (1) ( WJL); (2) 9/10/64


Folder 193
Personal relations
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Box 12:
Folder 194
Political activities of Oswald upon return to the United States - three copies - (1) undated; (2) 9/1/64; & (3) 9/7/64


Folder 195
Memo from Mr. Jenner concerning the Paines Conspiracy Subsection
8/28/64


Folder 196
Ft. Worth


Folder 197
Possible personal motive - copies dated 6/3/64, 6/8/64, 6/23/64, 7/6/64, & 7/12/64 (Wesley J. Liebeler)


Folder 198
Third draft - political activities of Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 199
Copy of Chapter VII - Oswald - background and possible personal motives - from J. Lee Rankin to Commissioners
Top of Page
Box 13:
Folder 200
Chapter VII - Lee Harvey Oswald - background and possible motives - 7/3/64 & 9/2/64


Folder 201
Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President - Goldberg


Folder 202
Assassination - a Federal Crime


Folder 203
History of Presidential Protection


Folder 204
Evaluation of Presidential Protection at the time of the Assassination of President Kennedy


Folder 205
Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President
8/4/64


Folder 206
Chapter VIII - draft material
8/11/64


Folder 207
Chapter VIII - draft material - The Protection of the President (Clark)
Top of Page
Box 14:
Folder 208
Chapter VIII - latest draft to Commissioners. Sent to Chief Justice
8/30/64


Folder 209
Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President - Mr. Stern's draft
8/30/64


Folder 210
Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President
8/30/64


Folder 211
Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President - Printer's Copy
9/6/64


Folder 212
Chapter VI - Investigation of a Possible Conspiracy - Printer's copy 9/8/64


Folder 213
Protective Measures taken in advance of the Dallas Trip


Folder 214
Chapter VIII draft, 8/4/64 - Weintraub's revision, 8/11/64


Folder 215
Old Folder List


Folder 216
Draft - Press and Police in Dallas
6/25/64


Folder 217
Draft - The Dallas Police and Courts Building, Nov. 22-24


Folder 218
Draft - Galley with corrections on Chapter V
Top of Page
Box 15:
Folder 219
Draft - Treatment of Oswald in custody


Folder 220
Chapter V footnotes


Folder 221
Notes from Gerald Ford on Chapter V, The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 222
Chapter V, The Detention and Death of Lee Harvey Oswald - Master Copy - draft of 7/31/64 and corrected copy of 8/4/64


Folder 223
Chapter V, Master copy - Detention and Death of Oswald - Final Draft
8/31/64


Folder 224
Chapter V footnotes - copy of arrest warrant for Oswald


Folder 225
Negatives of shooting of President Kennedy - dated 3/24/64 - Motorcade


Folder 226
Newspaper reports of Warren Commission findings


Folder 227
U. S. News and World Report, March 16, 1964
3/16/64


Folder 228
U. S. News and World Report, January 6, 1964


Folder 229
Newsweek, March 2, 1964
3/2/64


Folder 230
Time, February 14, 1964
2/14/64


Folder 231
American Bar Association Journal, December 1963


Folder 232
Saga Magazine, March 1964


Folder 233
Confidential Detective Yearbook, Annual Edition 1964


Folder 234
See Box 42


Folder 235
See Box 42


Folder 236
See Box 42


Folder 237
See Box 42


Folder 238
The Indianapolis Star - Booklet coverning period November 23 - November 26, 1963
Top of Page
Box 16:
Folder 239
The Rockwell Report - combined report for Dec. 15, 1963, and Jan. 1, 1964


Folder 240
Newsweek, December 2, 1963
12/2/63


Folder 241
Forbes Magazine, December 15, 1963
12/15/63


Folder 242
Budgeted expenses for the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy


Folder 243
See Box 44


Folder 244
Statement of the President's Commission


Folder 245
Notes from J. Lee Rankin on the printing of the report and notes on Wade, Jaworski, Storey, and Carr


Folder 246
Warren Commission - Dallas Depositions - Storey Letter, Goldberg (reel of file)


Folder 247
List of legal consultants employed by the Warren Commission


Folder 248
Consideration list for the Chief Justice


Folder 249
Slides of printed report


Folder 250
Printing of report and information as to where individual volumes should be sent; correspondence of wind-up of office by Mrs. Eide


Folder 251
See Box 44


Folder 252
List of individuals to receive personalized copies of the Warren Report


Folder 253
List of staff members (the case of the missing Library Congress books)


Folder 254
Shipping instructions for records


Folder 255
Newspaper clipping about Dorothy Kilgallen's involvement with the assassination of President Kennedy


Folder 256
Distribution lists for the summary report on the assassination of President Kennedy


Folder 257
Memos from Mrs. Eide on the final days of the Commission


Folder 258
List of thank-you letters for the Chief Justice
Top of Page
Folder 259
Old folder list


Folder 260
Old box list


Folder 261
Texas Supplemental Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the serious wounding of Governor John B. Connally


Folder 262
Copy of Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President


Folder 263
Information on Treasury Department Job Series


Folder 264
Vincent Salandria letter and clipping from the Philadelphia Bar Association


Folder 265
Letter from Oscar Collier, representing Mrs. Marguerite Oswald
8/14/64


Folder 266
Memorandum for the Warren Commission members from J. Lee Rankin forwarding Chapter I, and appendices XII, XIII, XV, & XVIII


Folder 267
Routing slip from Burt Griffin to J. Lee Rankin with possible questions for Jack Ruby
6/6/64


Folder 268
Reports of interviews with Jack Ruby


Folder 269
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book I - September 1959-December 1960 - Chronology


Folder 270
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book II - January 1961-December 1961 - Chronology


Folder 271
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book III - January 1962-June 1962 - Chronology


Folder 272
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book IV - July 1962-December 1962 - Chronology


Folder 273
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book V - January 1963-May 1963 - Chronology
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Box 17:
Folder 274
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book VI - June 1963-September 1963 - Chronology


Folder 275
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Oswald Activities) - Book VII - October 1963-November 24, 1963 - Chronology


Folder 276
Rule 16, Discovery and Inspection


Folder 277
Chapter VII


Folder 278
Depositions


Folder 279
Letters to J. Lee Rankin


Folder 280
See Box 43


Folder 281
Old folder list


Folder 282
See Box 38


Folder 282a
See Box 39


Folder 283
John H. Ely memorandums


Folder 284
Phillip Barson memorandums


Folder 285
William Coleman & David Slawson memorandums


Folder 286
Joseph Ball & David Belin memorandums


Folder 287
Alfred Goldberg memorandums
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Box 18:
Folder 288
Burt Griffin & Leon Hubert memorandums


Folder 289
Alfreda Scobey memorandums


Folder 290
David Slawson memorandums


Folder 291
Samuel Stern memorandums


Folder 292
Howard Willens memorandums


Folder 293
Old folder list


Folder 294
Memorandum for Mr. McCloy - Lee Harvey Oswald's Life in Russia


Folder 295
Draft appendix - Contacts of Oswald and wife with the Department of Stats and the INS - by Coleman & Slawson
6/17/64


Folder 296
Memorandum from Mosk to Willens & Jenner with a draft covering Oswald's post-Russian life up to November 22
6/26/64


Folder 297
J. Lee Rankin notes; Laulicht's draft on Ruby; Comments on Chapter 1 by Goldberg & Marmor; suggested answers to questions 1-72; changes in the Foreign Conspiracy draft dated 7/15/64


Folder 298
Drafts of Foreward, Preface, & Introduction of the Warren Commission report; work outline of report and notes by Marmor; proposed outline for Area 5 (HPW); proposed work schedule on Ruby Report
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Box 19:
Folder 299
Slawson draft on Lee Harvey Oswald's life in Russia
6/9/64


Folder 300
Draft of Chapter II - The Trip to Dallas


Folder 301
Draft of Possible Conspiracy involving Jack Ruby


Folder 302
Draft of Chapter II - The Trip to Dallas - with corrections and notes
7/18/64


Folder 303
Appendix XII, Speculations and Rumors - Final Draft, including exhibit page
9/4/64


Folder 304
Draft three of Chapter I: Summary and Conclusions, dated 6/10/64; Foreward; Drafts of Conclusions and Recommendations dated 7/3/64; Draft of Conclusions dated 7/21/64


Folder 305
Draft of Chapter II: The Trip to Dallas
6/25/64


Folder 306
Draft of Chapter II: The Trip to Dallas
7/18/64


Folder 307
Uncorrected copy of The Assassination
6/8/64


Folder 308
Draft of Chapter III: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository
6/13/64
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Box 20:
Folder 309
Draft of Chapter III: Reconstruction of the Assassination, with notes
7/7/64


Folder 310
Draft of Chapter III: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository
8/14/64


Folder 311
Final Draft of Chapter III: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository
8/25/64


Folder 312
Draft of Chapter IV: Lee Harvey Oswald was the Assassin of President Kennedy
6/25/64


Folder 313
Draft of Chapter V: The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
6/26/64


Folder 314
Draft of Chapter V: The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
6/19/64


Folder 315
Draft of Chapter V: The Detention and Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
7/31/64


Folder 316
Draft - Police Department Policy Towards the News Media


Folder 317
Draft of Foreign Conspiracy chapter
7/15/64


Folder 318
Draft of Chapter VII: Lee Harvey Oswald: Background and Possible Personal Motive
7/31/64


Folder 319
Draft of Chapter VIII: The Protection of the President
8/4/64


Folder 320
Draft of Chapter VII: Possible Personal Motive, by W. J. Liebeler
6/23/64
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Box 21:
Folder 321
Draft of Chapter VIII: Presidential Protection


Folder 322
Draft of chapter entitled Lee Harvey Oswald was the Assassin of President Kennedy, with notes and changes by J. Lee Rankin


Folder 323
Draft of chapter entitled: The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
6/26/64


Folder 324
Fourth Draft of Foreward, with changes by J. Lee Rankin
6/23/64


Folder 325
Several copies of the Introduction


Folder 326
Fourth Draft of the Foreward and routing slip of Mrs. Eide for J. Lee Rankin
6/23/64


Folder 327
See Box 39


Folder 328
Memorandum from John Ely to Howard Willens, et al., re: Lee Harvey Oswald's Marine Career
6/13/64


Folder 329
Old folder list


Folder 330
Copies of letters returning money or forwarding it to the Government Printing Office


Folder 331
Items of Evidence pertaining to the Assassination of President Kennedy which should be retained permanently by the US Government


Folder 332
List of Physical Exhibits retained in the custody of the FBI
10/14/64


Folder 333
Correspondence signed by the Chief Justice


Folder 334
Correspondence with GSA re: Distribution of Hearings


Folder 335
Final Report request from the White House


Folder 336
Handling of citizen mail


Folder 337
J. Lee Rankin - November and December Correspondence


Folder 338
File of National Archives Accessions
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Box 22:
Folder 339
Letters requesting copies of Warren Report


Folder 340
Commission Exhibits Reviewed


Folder 341
Memos of transmittals, drafts, and information by J. Lee Rankin


Folder 342
Warren Commission - background of associates, agendas, memos, notes, and exhibits


Folder 343
Executive Order 10501 file


Folder 344
Buck Pennington, USIA Television Service - Script on the Assassination of President Kennedy by David Davidson


Folder 345
File of J. Lee Rankin containing memos, articles, proposed outline of report, copy of Brief History of Presidential Protection, relative index, a copy of a report of the State of Texas, and records relating to the National Archives


Folder 346
US Attorney thank-you letters


Folder 347
J. Lee Rankin - personal papers


Folder 348
Correspondence with the FBI - August - December


Folder 349
Archives - Arrangements for transfer of records


Folder 350
Commission meeting, 6/29/64
6/29/64


Folder 351
Commission hearing, 9/18/64
9/18/64


Folder 352
Administrative matters


Folder 353
Radio and TV Stations - thank-yous


Folder 354
Resolutions


Folder 355
Old folder list


Folder 356
3-ring black notebook - Possible Foreign Conspiracy draft - CIA review copy
8/19/64


Folder 357
See Box 43
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Box 23:
Folder 358
Chapter I, parts of Chapters VI, VII, & VIII, with notes, comments, & memos by Senator Cooper and Howard Willens


Folder 359
Draft of Area V - Preliminary Report - Murder of Lee H. Oswald - submitted by Hubert & Griffin
2/18/64


Folder 360
Draft information from Specter and Adams on Area I - The Assassination and Activities from planning the Dallas Trip through the Autopsy
6/8/64


Folder 361
Introduction of Warren Commission report, with memo by J. Lee Rankin detailing the first drafts of Foreward, Introductory Statement, the Assassination, and the main narrative and analytical parts


Folder 362
1st draft of Area II by Ball and Belin - The determination of who was the assassin of President Kennedy
2/25/64


Folder 363
Black 3-ring binder - Possible Foreign Conspiracy
8/6/64


Folder 364
Draft history of Presidential Protection
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Box 24:
Folder 365
Secret Service protection measures for the Dallas trip


Folder 366
Memo from Goldberg - Allegations
7/24/64


Folder 367
Appendix VI - Speculations and Rumors - eight copies of draft
8/13/64


Folder 368
Memorandum from Richard Mosk to Sam Stern re: Legislation making the assault or murdering of the President and others a Federal crime
4/7/64


Folder 369
Memo on the History of Presidential Protection


Folder 370
Draft of Conclusion
7/21/64


Folder 371
Commission Exhibit list
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Box 25:
Folder 372
Draft of Chapter VII; notes and comments on the Warren Commission report


Folder 373
Draft of Chapter I: Summary and Conclusions - proposed final draft
8/7/64


Folder 374
Draft of Chapter III: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository
8/25/64


Folder 375
Draft of Possible Foreign Conspiracy
8/6/64


Folder 376
Partial draft of Chapter VI: Investigation of Possible Conspiracy
8/31/64


Folder 377
Old finding aid


Folder 378
Oswald was unknown to and had no association with rightist groups in Dallas; Table of Contents


Folder 379
Chapter VI - Investigation of Possible Conspiracy (Suggestions from Chief Justice)


Folder 380
Proposed final draft - Chapter IV: Oswald - The Assassin
8/19/64


Folder 381
Chapter V - the Dallas Police and Courts Building, Nov. 22-24


Folder 382
Suggested in depth chapter - The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
8/5/64
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Box 26:
Folder 383
Chapter V - The Detention and Death of Oswald - final draft - drafts reviewed with comments by Chief Justice


Folder 384
History of Presidential Protection - Dulles comments


Folder 385
Drafts of Chapter I (6/26) and Chapter IV (7/21) - with comments by Gerald Ford


Folder 386
Memorandums from Allen Dulles with marked changes on Chapters II, V, VII
Box 27:
Folder 387
John McCloy drafts and comments on different chapters of the Warren Commission report


Folder 388
John McCloy drafts and comments on different chapters of the Warren Commission report: II, III, V, VI, VIII, Foreign Conspiracy, and Conclusion - 8/64


Folder 389
See Box 38


Folder 390
Dulles memorandum, comments and notes on Chapters II, III, IV, V, and VI with detailed margin notes
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Box 28:
Folder 390a
Dulles memorandum, comments and notes on Chapters II, III, IV, V, and VI with detailed margin notes


Folder 391
Old box and folder lists


Folder 392
Black 3-ring binder with draft by Slawson of Lee Harvey Oswald's life in Russia - Early Preparations
7/13/64


Folder 393
Black 3-ring binder, draft by Slawson of Lee Harvey Oswald's life in Russia
6/9/64


Box 29:
Folder 394
Black 3-ring binder - The Existence of A Foreign Conspiracy (by Slawson)
7/11/64


Folder 395
Black 3-ring binder , dated 8/1/64, with corrections to 8/17/64: Lee Harvey Oswald's Life in Russia (Slawson)
8/1/64


Folder 396
Black 3-ring binder containing drafts by Slawson on Oswald's residence in the Soviet Union and Foreign Conspiracy - Cuba
6/10/64


Folder 397
Black 3-ring binder containing drafts on foreign conspiracy - Stern, Coleman, and Slawson
7/15/64


Folder 398
Black 3-ring binder containing drafts of Lee Harvey Oswald's life in Russia
8/1/64
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Box 30:
Folder 399
Draft copies of Chapter VI: Investigation of Possible Conspiracy
8/31/64


Folder 400
Printer's copy of Chapter VI: Investigation of Possible Conspiracy
9/10/64


Folder 401
Draft of Associations in the Dallas-Fort Worth Community
9/11/64


Folder 402
Draft - Oswald's Political Activities upon return to the United States
9/11/64


Folder 403
Draft - Possible Conspiracy involving Jack L. Ruby


Folder 404
Draft - Ruby's Background and Associates


Folder 405
Draft - Oswald's trip to Mexico City


Folder 406
Draft - The trip to Mexico City


Folder 407
Old box and folder lists


Folder 408
Chapter II: Trip to Dallas - Belin comments and suggestions


Folder 409
Chapter I - Summary


Folder 410
John R. Pillon - Member US House of Representatives


Folder 411
See Box 43


Folder 412
See Box 43
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Box 31:
Folder 413
Conclusions and Recommendations


Folder 414
Printing - changes to be made in future printings


Folder 415
Newspaper clippings of the activities of the Warren Commission


Folder 415a
See Box 42


Folder 415b
See Box 44


Folder 416
Mr. Dulles' newspaper clippings, 11/25/63 - 12/24/63


Folder 417
See Box 44


Folder 418
See Box 44
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Box 32:
Folder 419
Old folder list


Folder 420
Biography of Jack Ruby
7/21/64


Folder 421
Chapter IV: Lee Harvey Oswald was the Assassin - with various memorandums and notes
8/19/64


Folder 422
Chapter III: Shots from the Texas School Book Depository - various memorandums


Folder 423
File: No Conspiracy between Oswald and Dallas-Ft. Worth Russian-speaking groups


Folder 424
Chapter V: Detention and Death of Oswald - FBI reports


Folder 424a
See Box 43
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Box 33
Folder 425
Final Report - Foreward


Folder 426
Index (NARA File classification list)


Folder 427
Speculations - Appendix VI


Folder 428
J. D. Tippit - Information from FBI


Folder 429
Life of Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 430
Polygraph examination of Jack Ruby


Folder 431
Analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald's finances from 6/13/62 - 11/22/63


Folder 431
Analysis of Lee Harvey Oswald's finances from 6/13/62 - 11/22/63. (Galley Proofs)


Folder 432
Chapter VIII: The Protection of the President - various memorandums to J. Lee Rankin


Folder 433
Legality of actions taken by Department of State and INS in dealing with Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 434
Chapter VII: Background of Lee Harvey Oswald and Possible Motives


Folder 435
Chapter VI: The Existence of a Conspiracy - additional memorandums and notes


Folder 436
Objectives - statements by staff
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Box 34:
Folder 437
Adams and Specter memorandums


Folder 438
Internal Revenue memorandums


Folder 439
Jenner and Liebeler memorandums


Folder 440
Marmor memorandums


Folder 441
Mosk memorandums


Folder 442
Shaffer memorandums


Folder 443
Redlich and Eisenberg memorandums


Folder 444
Scobey notes on Warren Commission report


Folder 445
Outline of Commission work (tentative)


Folder 446
Old folder list


Folder 447
Appendix IV: The Biography of Jack Ruby. Drafts dated 8/11 and 9/3/64


Folder 448
Chapter VIII - Jonathan Clark work


Folder 449
Appendix - Contacts of Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald with the Department of State and US Immigration and Naturalization Service


Folder 450
Drafts of Coleman and Slawson of Appendix (Contacts of Oswalds with Department of State and INS), dated 6/17/64, 8/15/64, 8/21/64, and 8/29/64
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Box 35:
Folder 450
Drafts of Coleman and Slawson of Appendix (Contacts of Oswalds with Department of State and INS), dated 6/17/64, 8/15/, 8/21/64, and 8/29/64


Folder 451
Redraft of Department of State material by Willens and Slawson
8/15/64


Folder 452
Memo on carton contents


Folder 453
Additional draft of Lee Harvey Oswald contacts titled Not Done


Folder 454
Memorandum from Willens to Mosk - Outline of Supplement
6/16/64


Folder 455
Memorandum from Mosk to Willens and Jenner and containing corrections by J. Lee Rankin
6/26/64


Folder 456
Lee Harvey Oswald - Post-Russian (by Mosk)


Folder 457
Lee Harvey Oswald - Receipts and Expenditures (Barson)
3/23/64


Folder 458
Lee Harvey Oswald's life in Russia
8/1/64


Folder 459
Memorandum from Mosk to Redlich concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's marksmanship
6/7/64


Folder 460
Memorandum from Adams and Specter to J. Lee Rankin on the Comprehensive memo on Phase I - The Assassination: President Kennedy's agenda and activities from planning the Dallas trip through the Autopsy
2/18/64
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Box 36:
Folder 461
Pages 3-171 of draft detailing background information on Lee Harvey Oswald


Folder 462
Appendix VI (8/13/64 draft); Speculations and rumors; History of Presidential Protection (4 drafts); questioned documents; hair and fibers; photo of Lee Harvey Oswald holding rifle; Experts; and Appendix XI


Folder 463
Draft of Chapter III: The shots from the Texas School Book Depository


Folder 464
Draft of Chapter VIII - The Protection of the President


Folder 465
Conclusions
9/8/64


Folder 466
Legal basis for decisions made by the Department of State and the INS in connection with the Oswalds


Folder 467
Allen Dulles - memorandum and notes


Folder 468
Draft - Motivation for Assassination


Folder 469
Memorandum from Allen Dulles to J. Lee Rankin suggesting his changes for Chapter VII - Motivation


Folder 470
Draft - History of Presidential Protection
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Box 37:
Folder 471
Memorandum from Stern to J. Lee Rankin on report on Security Measures to Protect the President
2/17/64


Folder 472
Report on video tape by SAIC Sorrels
5/18/64


Folder 473
Memorandum from John Hart to J. Lee Rankin - Oswald: The Pre-Russian Period


Folder 474
Draft by Slawson on Oswald's life in Russia - June 1964


Folder 475
Weinreb memorandum and draft re: Biography - Pre-Russian period 9/4/64


Folder 476
Memorandum from Ely to Jenner and Liebeler - Lee Harvey Oswald's Marine Career
4/22/64


Folder 477
Protection measures taken in advance of the Dallas trip


Folder 478
Evaluation of Presidential Protection at time of Kennedy Assassination
7/14/64


Folder 479
Memorandum concerning deposition and testimony taken by Jenner and Liebeler regarding the Oswald's life in Russia
6/4/64
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Box 38
Folder 282
Witness Testimony - Volumes 1-2, 7-9


Folder 389
Witness Testimony - Volume 3


Folder 480
Witness Testimony - Volumes 4 & 6


Box 39:
Folder 282a
Witness Testimony - Volume 13


Folder 327
Witness Testimony - Volumes 10-12, 14


Box 41:
Folder 79
File containing (a) copy of newspaper clippings relating to the Warren Commission
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Box 42:
Folder 80
File containing (b) Parade Magazine (5/10/64), the New York Times Magazine Section (11/20/88), and the National Weekly Edition of the Washington Post (11/22-28/93)


Folder 113
Life Magazine's John F. Kennedy Memorial Edition


Folder 117a
Approximately 24 color prints of Zapruder film (Many are stuck together)


Folder 234
Paris Match Magazine, December 7, 1963
12/7/63


Folder 235
Life Magazine, December 6, 1963
12/6/63


Folder 236
Manana Magazine, December 14, 1963
12/17/63


Folder 237
Life Magazine, February 21, 1964
2/21/63


Folder 415a
Life Magazine, 7/10/69, and the Saturday Evening Post 12/14/63
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Box 43:
Folder 280
Galley proofs of report pages, Chapters IV & VII


Folder 357
Printer proofs of Chapter III, VIII, & Appendix XII


Folder 411
Tentative outline of the report of the Assassination of President Kennedy


Folder 412
John McCloy's drafts on President's Protection Service, Foreward, Chapters II & III. (Galley Proofs)


Folder 424a
Chapter V: Detention and Death of Oswald - FBI reports
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Box 44:
Folder 243
Newspaper clippings of President John F. Kennedy's Funeral


Folder 251
A Critique of the Warren Report published in Esquire Magazine


Folder 415b
Newspaper clippings of the activities of the Warren Commission


Folder 417
Newspaper clippings - Commissioners' trip to Dallas and issuance of final report


Folder 418
Newspaper clippings and GPO proposal for style of publication of WC exhibits and copies of documents used in proposal