[Memo to John H. Slate from David O. Brown, December 21, 2012] Page: 1 of 2
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Memorandum
LA S , CITY OF DALLAS
DATE: December 21, 2012
TO: John H. Slate
City Archivist
SUBJECT: Transfer To Municipal Archives From Dallas Police Department Museum
This memo is to acknowledge the transfer of the following records to the Permanent
custody of the Dallas Municipal Archives:
Approximately two-hundred 5"X7" photographic prints of items processed for evidence
and photographed from the residence(s) of Lee Harvey Oswald. Prints received from Mrs.
Diane Dhority, widow of DPD Homicide Detective Charles N. "Chuck" Dhority.
I understand the materials described above will become the property of the Dallas
Municipal Archives and the City Secretary's Office. All materials deemed historically and
permanently valuable will be stored in the Dallas Municipal Archives and processed in
accordance with standard archives practices. The materials will be available for use in the
City Secretary's Office during normal business hours or other times upon arrangement.
Also, under this agreement the transferring department may request the loan of original
materials for exhibits under specific conditions, but must return them within a specified
time period. I understand that the Archives reserves the right to limit the loan of materials
that are fragile or present serious preservation concerns. Also, I understand that the City
Secretary's Office reserves the right to dispose of duplicate materials or items deemed not
permanently valuable after custody is transferred from the creating department to the
Municipal Archives.
David O. Brown
Chief of Police
Transfer to Archives Received by: /- -/3
Records Management Officer: c " di, CRMDallas, The City That Works: Diverse, Vibrant and Progressive"
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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Memo to John H. Slate from David O. Brown, December 21, 2012], text, December 21, 2012; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth346874/m1/1/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.