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West Dallas Urban Area Survey

Description: Report documenting the findings of a survey in the West Dallas Urban Area to determine what steps should be taken for improvement: "This survey of the West Dallas Urban Area was undertaken primarily to make an inventory o existing housing and other structures, and of existing utilities and public facilities, or the lack of them, in order that problems could be appraised and a program developed for the area's renewal" (p. 1).
Date: January 1959
Creator: De Leuw, Cather & Company
Location: None

[McCree Park]

Description: Photograph of an aerial overview of McCree Park and the surrounding residential neighborhoods. Key features of the park includes a baseball field with stadium lights, a swimming pool with park swimmers, and a tennis court.
Date: [1959,1961]
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Location: None

[Lakewood Park, July 1959]

Description: Photograph of the aerial overview of the Lakewood area of open fields bordered by a set of railroad tracks and a stretch of thick trees. A suburban housing community has been established in the top right of the photograph.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography

[Kidd Springs Park, December 1959]

Description: Photograph of Kidd Springs Park with trees scattered in clusters throughout the park. A small man-made pond is surrounded by a walking path that is partially obscured by deep green trees. Streets separate the Kidd Springs Park from the neighboring suburban residential area. Additional park features include: a pool, two (2) parking lots, and a baseball field.
Date: December 1959
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Location: None

[Aerial View of Central Yard and Surrounding Area]

Description: Photograph of Central Yard and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. Central Yard is outlined in red marker and contains many medium-sized buildings. It is surrounded by busy roads and subdivisions containing parking lots and buildings of varying sizes. Larger buildings are visible at the bottom of the picture.
Date: 1959
Creator: Haskins, Squire

[Russian Documents and Letters]

Description: Photocopy of documents concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's connection with Russia. The first is a request for reconsideration of monetary determination filed by Oswald. Two more documents are letters from members of the Jesuit House of Studies in Mobile, Alabama, one asking Oswald to give a talk there on Communism and his travels in Russia, and another thanking him for the talk. The rest are forms written in Russian.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Miscellaneous Items]

Description: Photocopy of miscellaneous items, such as an envelope from the Department of the Navy to Lee Harvey Oswald, a newspaper clipping about John F. Kennedy's stance on tax cuts, and a drawing of a building.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Lee Harvey Oswald's Passport]

Description: Photocopy of Lee Harvey Oswald's passport, featuring pages in many languages including English, Russian, and German. One page amends the passport to include Oswald's daughter June.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Manifesto]

Description: Photocopy of a manifesto discussing the corruption of the American capitalist system, and the Russian communist system, and proposing a third option.
Date: 1959~/1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.

[Certificate from U.S. Armed Forces Institute]

Description: Photocopy of a certificate given to Lee Harvey Oswald. It reads: "United States Armed Forces Institute, Madison, Wisconsin. This is to certify that Oswald, Lee H. has successfully completed the USAFI Tests of General Educational Development, High School Level, this date 3-23-59, matriculation no. 6684M230." It is signed by J.W . Poindexter, and Darrell J. Inabnit.
Date: March 23, 1959
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
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