The Day Kennedy Was Shot

The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [maps]

Physical Description:

Three maps of the City of Dallas with blue marks drawing Kennedy's route through town. Map of Fort Worth on the reverse side with marks in blue ink.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [picture]
1 picture  20 x 25cm

Physical Description:

Black and white picture of John F. Kennedy with the Bishops.  Kennedy is sitting in his rocking chair.


The Kennedy Was Shot    [newsclippings]
1 file

Physical Description:

Publishers' Weekly.  Sept. 26, 1966.  Bishop Plans Kennedy Book Despite Family's Objection."

Buffalo Courier Express.  Oct. 2, 1966.  "Kennedys Invoke Censorship."

Olean Times Herald.  Oct. 18, 1968.  "Jim Bishop's Book to Get Premiere at Bona."

Buffalo Courier Express.  Nov. 23, 1968.  "Bishop Says Jackie Opposed Book."

Allegany Citizen.  Nov. 28, 1968.  "New Jim Bishop Book Released at University."

Buffalo Evening News.  11-9-73.  Titled "JFK Remembrance set for Nov. 21 in City Hall."


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [pink sheet]
1  21.5 x 28cm

Physical Description:

This is a pink sheet of paper with drawing of President Kennedy's route and the position of cars and motorcycles and a note see p. 147.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [book jacket]
59.5 x 23.5cm

Physical Description:

Book jacket for 'The Day Kennedy Was Shot'.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [photocopies]
9 sheets  40 x 46cm

Physical Description:

These are photo copies from newspapers that were on microfiche.  They are enlarged from negative prints.  On the side is the date 22 Nov 22.  7:20am is in pencil on the side.  The telephone number of Harold Krieger is on the back of some of the sheets.  Three of the sheets are from The 'Dallas Times Herald' 11-22-Fri 1963, four sheets are from Thur Nov. 21, 1963, and two from Sat 23, 1963.  On the Nov. 23 sheet is the note 'also see p.69-Aldous Huxby in Cal.'.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [draft]
5 leaves  43.5 x 34cm

Physical Description:

This is a draft of the title page from Vincent Torre, 10 East 39 St. New York 10016.  The draft is done in pencil and the rest is stamped in red in the lower left corner.  There is a title page, part title and page layout, single and double.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [galley]
360 sheets  20.5 x 60cm

Physical Description:

"Author's 1st Proof Mark corrections and answer queriers on this and return this proof" Aug. 2, 1968".  This is stamped in green on every page.  There are very few corrections, deletions, or insertions but when done they are in blue pencil, pencil, and blue ink.  There are three different initials in the lower right corner on every page.  The third page on to the end has 'OK to REPRO' stamped in blue.  There are little pieces of green paper stuck to the back of almost every sheet.  They appear to have been stuck to the back and folded over to the front. The front part has been torn off.  There is a draft of a Parts Title done on parchment paper and clipped to the back of the front sheets.  Parchment paper is 23 x 28.5cm. There are two pages per sheet.  Accession number 32412 is written on some pages in blue ink.  The last nine sheets are the index.  There are two pages per sheet except 1st sheet.  There are no marks on these sheets.


The Day Kennedy Was Shot    [notebooks]
19 notebooks     15 x 22cm

Physical Description:

These are small, three hole, black notebooks filled with research notes.  A majority of the pages are typed and the rest are scrapbook style.  Text from other sources is cut and pasted onto the sheets to make a page.  Each notebook covers a time period such as 7:00am to 7:59am and so on.  About half are done this way and the rest are assigned a month and a year.


The Day Kennedy was Shot    [typescript]
750 leaves  21.5 x 28cm

Physical Description:

There are a lot of marks on all the pages.  However, they seem to be printer's and editor's marks.  The printer's marks are done in pencil and the editor's marks are done with blue pencil and red pencil.  The page insertions are numbered with a number and a letter.  Several pages are left blank for additions to be made later.

The Day Kennedy Was Shot   [correspondence]

See Miscellaneous-Kennedy materials

described by Rayola Appleby


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