The Special Collections Department collects and preserves rare and unique materials including rare books, oral histories, university archives, historical manuscripts, maps, microfilm, photographs, art and artifacts. The department is located in UNT's Willis Library in the fourth floor Reading Room.
The tapes within this collection cover the events and commentary of and related to the Kennedy Assassination. News outlet commentary, President Johnson's speech, interviews with Lee Harvey Oswald and his family members, coverage of the Ruby hearing, trial, and interviews are all included in this collection.
Written on Box: "Marguerite Oswald interview at site of President assasination Melvin Belli - nesting case unexpectedly 3-10-64."
Written on Paper: "Mrs. Marguerite Oswald 1. investigation 2. tellings at assasination site / Melvin Belli 1. why nest case unexpectedly."
Preferred Citation:
WFAA John F. Kennedy Assassination Audio Tapes Collection (AR0207), University of North Texas Special Collections
Collections
This recording is part of the following collections of related materials.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection
This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
WFAA John F. Kennedy Assassination Audio Tapes Collection
This collection is entirely comprised of 32 reel-to-reel tapes in individual cases that document the events and people surrounding the Kennedy Assassination.
WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.).Interviews with Marguerite Oswald and Melvin Belli,
audio recording,
March 10, 1964;
Dallas, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1955235/:
accessed May 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.