Finding Aid for the John F. Kennedy Assassination Holdings MA ...
Finding Aid for the John F. Kennedy Assassination Holdings MA ...
Finding Aid for the John F. Kennedy Assassination Holdings MA ...
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10 2. Electronic Resources<br />
President <strong>Kennedy</strong>’s life and career and <strong>the</strong> times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation<br />
of America’s political and cultural heritage, <strong>the</strong> process of governing and <strong>the</strong> importance of public<br />
service.”<br />
<strong>John</strong>-F-<strong>Kennedy</strong>.net—http://www.john-f-kennedy.net<br />
The author or creator of this site does not appear to be provided, although <strong>the</strong> site appears to be part of <strong>the</strong><br />
“Lovearth Network: The Most Independent News on Earth.” The site includes a biography of <strong>Kennedy</strong>, a<br />
collection of news stories and articles about <strong>Kennedy</strong> and <strong>the</strong> assassination, links to numerous related<br />
sites, and links to purchase related books, videos, and o<strong>the</strong>r materials. The site also offers <strong>the</strong> Zapruder,<br />
Nix, and Muchmore films.<br />
<strong>Kennedy</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> Home Page—http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu<br />
This site, offered by <strong>John</strong> McAdams, is “dedicated to debunking <strong>the</strong> mass of misin<strong>for</strong>mation and<br />
disin<strong>for</strong>mation surrounding <strong>the</strong> murder of JFK.” The author claims that <strong>the</strong> site will appeal to <strong>the</strong><br />
“sophisticated conspiracist” and those who believe in <strong>the</strong> lone gunman <strong>the</strong>ory, but not o<strong>the</strong>rs. McAdams<br />
explores a number of issues related to <strong>the</strong> assassination and includes much photographic and documentary<br />
evidence. Also included are a number of articles by o<strong>the</strong>r authors, some contrary to McAdams’ beliefs,<br />
and links to o<strong>the</strong>r sites. The site is searchable.<br />
The Last Hurrah Bookshop—http://www.lasthurrahbookshop.com<br />
Not an assassination site, per se, but an online bookstore specializing in political assassinations,<br />
conspiracies, and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kennedy</strong>s. The site is regularly updated.<br />
Mary Ferrell Foundation—http://www.maryferrell.org<br />
This website is dedicated to carrying on <strong>the</strong> legacy of researcher extraordinaire Mary Ferrell. The site<br />
avers that this is <strong>the</strong> largest searchable collection of material related to <strong>the</strong> assassination. Among <strong>the</strong> items<br />
available are over 400,000 pages of reports and documents, hundreds of books, over 300 essays, back<br />
issues of JFK journals, and commentary by o<strong>the</strong>r researchers. Material from Ferrell’s personal archive are<br />
supplemented by donations from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> Archives and Research Center and History Matters.<br />
Searching requires a paid subscription, but browsing <strong>the</strong> collection is free.<br />
Office of <strong>the</strong> City Secretary, Dallas Municipal Archives: The <strong>John</strong> F. <strong>Kennedy</strong> Collection—<br />
http://jfk.ci.dallas.tx.us<br />
This is <strong>the</strong> site of <strong>the</strong> Dallas Municipal Archives holdings on <strong>the</strong> assassination. The collection consists<br />
primarily of <strong>the</strong> Dallas Police Department records, which were made available in 1989. More than 11,000<br />
documents from <strong>the</strong> collection are available online.<br />
The President <strong>John</strong> F. <strong>Kennedy</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> Records Collection—<br />
http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk<br />
In 1992, <strong>the</strong> President <strong>John</strong> F. <strong>Kennedy</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> Records Collection Act mandated that all<br />
government records relating <strong>the</strong> assassination be housed in one collection. This site is <strong>the</strong> online guide to<br />
this collection of over five million pages of records. The site offers online guides on <strong>the</strong> various record<br />
groups, including <strong>the</strong> records of <strong>the</strong> Warren Commission, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> Records Review Board, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> House Select Committee on <strong>Assassination</strong>s. A searchable index of records (over 268,000) as well as<br />
digitized copies of selected records are also presented.<br />
Research on <strong>the</strong> <strong>Assassination</strong> of <strong>John</strong> Fitzgerald <strong>Kennedy</strong>—http://www.copweb.be<br />
Independent researcher Marcel Dehaeseleer, in Belgium, is <strong>the</strong> creator of this site. The site is mainly<br />
concerned with analyses of <strong>the</strong> Zapruder film and o<strong>the</strong>r photographic documentation of <strong>the</strong> assassination.