JFK Collection in the Dallas Police Archives

Revisit the unforgettable events in Dallas, November 1963, on the 59th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the murders of presumed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and police officer J.D. Tippit.

John Slate, Dallas City Archivist, presents an illustrated lecture on the history and contents of the John F. Kennedy Collection, comprised of records from the Dallas Police Department, in the Dallas Municipal Archives. Transferred to the archives in 1989, the Kennedy collection contains more than 11,400 documents and photographs, including homicide reports, affidavits, witness statements, fingerprint cards, mug shots, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

John H. Slate is city archivist for the City of Dallas, where he is responsible for historic city government records in the Dallas Municipal Archives. A member of the Academy of Certified Archivists and served ten years on the Texas Historical Records Advisory Board, he possesses a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science, specializing in archival enterprise, from the same institution. He’s written on photography, music, and Texas history and is the author or co-author of the following: Historic Dallas Parks, Lost Austin, Dealey Plaza, and John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth.
For additional information, call 214-509-4911.

Thanks to the Portal to Texas History and Dallas Municipal Archives for the images that are depicted in this video.

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