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Dr. Anthony Merlino JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory Collection (SC041)

Providence College Archives and Special Collections

1 Cunningham Square
Providence, RI 02918
Telephone: (401) 865-2377
Email: pcarchives@providence.edu

Inventory

Publications, 1964-2005
5.5 Linear feet

Series 1 contains publications with commentary and research on the theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The publications in this series are grouped alphabetically by publication title, then arranged chronologically within each title. Note that some publication titles change over time, as indicated by bracketed words in title listing.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 AARC (Assassination and Archives Research Center) Quarterly
 1995-1997
Box 1, Folder 2 Ahimsa News
 1995 February-May
Box 1, Folder 3 AIB newsletter
 1976
Box 1, Folder 4 [Kennedy] Assassination Chronicles (folder 1 of 6)
 1995
Box 1, Folder 5 Kennedy Assassination Chronicles (folder 2 of 6)
 1996
Box 1, Folder 6 Kennedy Assassination Chronicles (folder 3 of 6)
 1997
Box 1, Folder 7 Kennedy Assassination Chronicles (folder 4 of 6)
 1998
Box 1, Folder 8 Kennedy Assassination Chronicles (folder 5 of 6)
 1999
Box 2, Folder 1 Kennedy Assassination Chronicles (folder 6 of 6)
 2000-2001
Box 2, Folder 2 The Assassination Story
 1964
Box 2, Folder 3 Assassination USA Newsletter
 1985-1986
Box 2, Folder 4 Back Channels
 1993-1995
Box 2, Folder 5 Clandestine America
 1977-1980
Box 2, Folder 6 Computers and Automation [and People]
 1970, 1973
Box 2, Folder 7 Conspiracy Report Number 1
 1975
Box 2, Folder 8 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 1 of 8)
 1976 August – 1977 July
Box 2, Folder 9 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 2 of 8)
 1977 August – 1978 July
Box 3, Folder 1 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 3 of 8)
 1978 August – 1979 July
Box 3, Folder 2 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 4 of 8)
 1979 August – 1980 July 
Box 3, Folder 3 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 5 of 8)
 1980 August – 1981 July
Box 3, Folder 4 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 6 of 8)
 1981 August – 1982 July 
Box 3, Folder 5 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 7 of 8)
 1982 August – 1983 July
Box 3, Folder 6 The Continuing Inquiry (folder 8 of 8)
 1983 August – 1984 July
Box 4, Folder 1 Covert Action Information Bulletin (excerpted article)
 1990
Box 4, Folder 2 Coverups!
 1982-1986
Map Case Drawer 1 Dallas Murder Map (large format drawing)
 1967
Box 4, Folder 3 Echoes of Conspiracy (excerpted articles)
 December 1994
Box 4, Folder 4 The Fourth Decade (folder 1 of 8)
 1993 November - 1994 September
Box 4, Folder 5 The Fourth Decade (folder 2 of 8)
 1994 November - 1995 September
Box 4, Folder 6 The Fourth Decade (folder 3 of 8)
 1995 November - 1996 September
Box 4, Folder 7 The Fourth Decade (folder 4 of 8)
 1996 November - 1997 September
Box 4, Folder 8 The Fourth Decade (folder 5 of 8)
 1997 November - 1998 September
Box 5, Folder 1 The Fourth Decade (folder 6 of 8)
 1998 November - 1999 September
Box 5, Folder 2 The Fourth Decade (folder 7 of 8)
 1999 November - 2000 September
Box 5, Folder 3 The Fourth Decade (folder 8 of 8)
 2000 November - 2001 September
Box 5, Folder 4 G. J. Rowell's The Investigator (folder 1 of 3)
 1993
Box 5, Folder 5 G. J. Rowell's The Investigator (folder 2 of 3)
 1994
Box 5, Folder 6 G. J. Rowell's The Investigator (folder 3 of 3)
 1995 - 1996 February
Box 5, Folder 7 The Grassy Knoll Gazette (folder 1 of 3)
 1977-1985
Box 6, Folder 1 The Grassy Knoll Gazette (folder 2 of 3)
 1991-1994
Box 6, Folder 2 The Grassy Knoll Gazette (folder 3 of 3)
 1995-1997
Box 6, Folder 3 JFK 101
 2003
Box 6, Folder 4 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 1 of 7)
 1995-1996
Box 6, Folder 5 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 2 of 7) 
 1997
Box 6, Folder 6 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 3 of 7)
 1998
Box 6, Folder 7 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 4 of 7)
 1999-2000
Box 7, Folder 1 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 5 of 7)
 2001-2002
Box 7, Folder 2 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 6 of 7)
 2003-2004
Box 7, Folder 3 JFK Deep Politics Quarterly (folder 7 of 7)
 2005 January
Box 7, Folder 4 JFK Honor Guard
 1993-1994
Box 7, Folder 5 The John F. Kennedy Library Newsletter (folder 1 of 2)
 1986-1992
Box 7, Folder 6 The John F. Kennedy Library Newsletter (folder 2 of 2)
 1993-2000
Box 7, Folder 7 The Kennedy Loyalist
 1984-1985
Box 7, Folder 8 The Last Words of Lee Harvey Oswald
 1978
Box 8, Folder 1 Master Researcher Directory
 1995, 1997
Box 8, Folder 2 October Surprise
 1983
Box 8, Folder 3 Open Secrets
 1994-1996
Box 8, Folder 4 People and the Pursuit of Truth (folder 1 of 2)
 1975 May – 1977 April
Box 8, Folder 5 People and the Pursuit of Truth (folder 2 of 2)
 1977 May – 1982 February
Box 8, Folder 6 Prevailing Winds (folder 1 of 2)
 1995-1996
Box 8, Folder 7 Prevailing Winds (folder 2 of 2)
 1997, 2000
Box 9, Folder 1 Probe Magazine (folder 1 of 6)
 1993 September - 1995 September
Box 9, Folder 2 Probe Magazine (folder 2 of 6)
 1995 November - 1996 October
Box 9, Folder 3 Probe Magazine (folder 3 of 6)
 1996 November - 1997 October
Box 9, Folder 4 Probe Magazine (folder 4 of 6)
 1997 November - 1998 October
Box 9, Folder 5 Probe Magazine (folder 5 of 6)
 1998 November - 1999 October
Box 9, Folder 6 Probe Magazine (folder 6 of 6)
 1999 November - 2000 October
Box 10, Folder 1 The Quest for Truth
 1966, 1968
Box 10, Folder 2 The Rebel and Freedom Magazine (excerpted articles)
 1968, 1983, 1987
Box 10, Folder 3 Steamshovel Press
 1992-1993
Box 10, Folder 4 The Third Decade (folder 1 of 7)
 1984 November - 1985 September
Box 10, Folder 5 The Third Decade (folder 2 of 7)
 1985 November - 1986 September
Box 10, Folder 6 The Third Decade (folder 3 of 7)
 1986 November - 1987 September
Box 10, Folder 7 The Third Decade (folder 4 of 7)
 1987 November - 1989 September
Box 10, Folder 8 The Third Decade (folder 5 of 7)
 1989 November - 1991 September
Box 11, Folder 1 The Third Decade (folder 6 of 7)
 1991 November - 1992 September
Box 11, Folder 2 The Third Decade (folder 7 of 7)
 1992 November - 1993 September
Box 11, Folder 3 A Walking Witness Guide and Map
 circa 1990

JFK and Conspiracy Theorist Recordings, 1962-1992
.75 Linear Feet
3 audiocassette boxes

Subseries 1 contains copies of audio recordings, some of which were made by the creator of this collection and others that were acquired from the JFK Presidential Library and National Archives. Many materials in this subseries are recordings of meetings and phone calls with JFK during his presidency, while others are broadcasts giving a retrospective of Kennedy's presidency. Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically, with some undated materials.

Subseries 2 contains audio commentary, interviews, and broadcasts about Kennedy's assassination. The majority of the recordings in this subseries are interviews with assassination conspiracy theorists recorded from the radio by the collector. Items in this subseries are arranged chronologically, with some undated materials.

JFK Recordings, 1962-1963
32 Audio Cassettes

Box 12

Container Description Date
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 1 A-4 Audiotape 27.2 & Dictabelts 4A.1-.2, 4C.1, 4E.1, 4F.1-.7, 4G.1-.5, 4G.1, 4J.1-.2
 1962
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 2 John F Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings D1
 1962 October 16
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 3 John F Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Meetings on the Cuban Missile Crisis
 1962 October 16
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 4 John F Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Kennedy & Shriver on Peace Corps C1
 1963 April 2
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 5 B-5 Audiotape 101.3 & .4
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 6 B-6 Audiotapes 104.4, 109.4, & 110.3
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 7 B-7 Audiotape 113.5 & Dictabelts 20A.2, 25A.6, 25B.1, 26 B.2
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 8 E-1 Audiotape 86.2, Reference Ree1 1
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 9 E-2 Audiotape 88.4
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 10 E3 Audiotape 90.3, Reference Reel 2, &96.6
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 11 E4 Audiotapes 108.2 Reference Reel 2, &111.7, Part 1
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 12 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Civil Rights, 1963; E-5 Audiotapes 112.5 & 112.6, Part 1
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 13 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Civil Rights, 1963; E-6 Audiotapes 113.2, 116.6, & 116.7
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 14 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Civil Rights, 1963; E-7 Audiotape 117.1, Reference Reel 1, Part 1
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 15 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Civil Rights, 1963; E-8 Audiotape 118.2
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 16 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Civil Rights, 1963; E-9 Dictabelts 11A.5, 21A.1, 22A.2-22A.4, 22B.1, 22B.3, & 23E.3
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 17 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Winning Senate Support for the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 18 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Railroad Work Rules Dispute F1
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 19 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Railroad Work Rules Dispute F2
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 20 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Railroad Work Rules Dispute F3
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 21 John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Recordings Railroad Work Rules Dispute F4
 1963
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 22 As We Remember Him
 1965
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 23 JFK Library; Narrat. To Guggenheim's Movie on JFK (30 min); Narrat. to RFK Movie (12 mins)
 1980 July 8
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 24 JFK Memorial Album; First 100 Days of LBJ
 1980 December 30
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 25 B-4 Audiotapes 27A.1 & 58.2
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 26 B-3 Audiotapes 10.2 & 27.1
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 27 B-2 Audiotapes 9.2 & 10.1
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 28 B-1 Audiotapes 2.1 & 7.1
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 29 A-3 Audiotapes 26.1 Reference Reel 2, & 26A.1
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 30 A-2 Audiotape 26.1 Reference Reel 1
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 31 A-1 Audiotape 24.1-.2A Reference Reels 1 & 2
 undated
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 32 Sounds of History from the National Archives
 undated

Conspiracy Theorist Recordings, 1963-1992
57 Audio Cassettes

Container Description Date
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 33 Oswald Debate on WDSU 8/17/63; Ruby Trial
 1963 August 17
Box 12, Audiocassette Tape 34 Oswald Debate on WDSU 8/17/63; 2) Mark Lane Interviews & Assassination Witness
 1963 August 17
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 1 "The Assassination of a President" The Four Black Days Nov 22-25, 1963
 1963 November 22
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 2 That Was the Week That Was-British Broadcasting Corp's Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy
 1963 November 23
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 3 Side 1: "The Fateful Hours" News Reporting by KLIF Dallas; Side 2: "Rush to Judgement" Vanguard VRS 92 42
 1963 November-December, 1967
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 4 A Time to Keep
 1963
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 5 The Warren Report
 1964
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 6 Penn Jones on Dallas Radio Station
 1976 November 22
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 7 Carl Oglesby "The Yankees" & Cowboy War WICE 12/24/76
 1976 December 24
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 8 Mae Brussel #263 FOI Act, Geo DeMorenschildt; #264 C. Nicoletti, Geo DeMorenschildt, C.P. Socarros
 1977 April 11
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 9 Mark Lane & Dick Gregory I/V Ch 56; re:bk "Mark of Zorro"
 1977 May 15
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 10 Dick Cavett Interview Marina Oswald- Ch 36 (PBS) Tues 11/1/77 11pm-11:30 pm
 1977 November 1
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 11 1) #295 Bob Cutler on Death of Wm. Sullivan; 2) #299 Murder of D. Donaldson; FBI Deaths
 1977 November 3, 1977 December 11
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 12 Tom Snyder Interview Ray Price NBC-TV
 1977 December 14
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 13 Ruby & Oswald CBS 2/8/78 3 Hr CBS TV Spec.
 1978 February 8
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 14 Ruby & Oswald CBS 2/8/78 3 Hr CBS TV Spec. Part 2
 1978 February 8
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 15 Jack Anderson, David Phillips-CIA, Robert Gemberling (?)-FBI, Robert Sam Anson, Peter Dale Scott, James Harris 1 1/2 hrs of dialogue total "Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?" David Susskind Show-Ch. 27- 12-2 AM Sat Nite 4/1/78 (part 1)
 1978 April 1
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 16 Jack Anderson, David Phillips-CIA, Robert Gemberling (?)-FBI, Robert Sam Anson, Peter Dale Scott, James Harris 1 1/2 hrs of dialogue total "Who was Lee Harvey Oswald?" David Susskind Show-Ch. 27- 12-2 AM Sat Nite 4/1/78 (part 2)
 1978 April 1
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 17 Mae Brussel #344 Jack Ruby- 2 Missing Hrs; #345 Ruby & The Warren Commission
 1978 August 11
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 18 Four Black Days CBS Coverage
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 19 KCIF Dallas- The Fateful Hours; P. Jones and Don Lane-1976-Australia
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 20 JFK Remembered Sides 1 & 2
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 21 JFK Remembered Sides 3 & 4
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 22 JFK Assassination Early Reports A
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 23 JFK Assassination Early Reports B
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 24 JFK Assassination Sides 1 & 2 of 6
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 25 JFK Assassination Sides 3 & 4 of 6
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 26 JFK Assassination Sides 5 & 6 of 6
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 27 Four Days that Shocked the World
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 28 Four Days that Shocked the World; Gerald on SF Radio 11/22/63; R Gordon The Magic Bullet
 1980 December 30
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 29 Kennedy Program; Radio WHJJ
 1981 February 13
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 30 Jack White in Waco Side 1
 1981 March 3
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 31 Jack White in Waco Side 3
 1981 March 3
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 32 Robert Groden 1
 1981 March 3
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 33 Robert Groden 3
 1981 March 3
Box 13, Audiocassette Tape 34 #614 Mae Brussell World Watchers International
 1983 July 12
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 1 Detroit 1983 MN McDonald, J Covelle, R Stallings
 1983
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 2 The Kennedy Tapes: Collector's Edition; Complete deathbed confession of the second gunman who assassinated President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963
 1990
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 3 Jim Mars Portland 1992 side 1
 1992
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 4 Jim Mars Portland 1992 side 3
 1992
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 5 LBJ Talks About Dallas
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 6 Gary Mack on Dallas Police Tapes; Earl Golz on WM Oltmans
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 7 Tony Summers
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 8 The Kennedy Wit; Early Reports of JFK Assassination; Oswald in Jail
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 9 JFK Assassination Part One & Two
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 10 JFK Assassination Part Three & Four
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 11 Roger Craig Interview
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 12 Secrets of the JFK Assassination Revealed Dr. John Coleman
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 13 1) Ray Broshears- Knew LHO in N/O 2) Ray Broshears; Robert Oswald
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 14 In Search of LHO; America Overnight-Lifton
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 15 Dallas Police Tapes Channel One
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 16 Dallas Police Tapes Channel One
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 17 Dallas Police Tapes Channel Two
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 18 Penn Jones & Cyril Wecht
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 19 1) Michael Eddowes on Exhumation of LHO 2) Penn Jones & Cyril Wecht
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 20 Penn Jones Sylvia Meagher
 undated
Box 14, Audiocassette Tape 21 Peter Dale Scott
 undated

Assassination Film Reproductions, 1963-1964
50 Photographic Slides
4 Reels

Series 3 contains reproductions of 8mm and Super8 films documenting the assasination of President Kennedy. It also contains slides which are primarily still frames taken from Super8 films, but also include images from the autopsy report and photographs taken around the assasination. Items in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Researchers should be advised that these materials contain graphic images of or relating to the assassination.

Container Description Date
Box 11, Folder 4 Assorted JFK Assassination Slides
 1963
Box 11, Folder 5 JFK Slides & Zapruder Frames 311-323
 1963
Box 11, Folder 6 Towner Slides
 1963
Box 11, Folder 6 Willis JFK Assassination Slides
 1963
Box 11, Folder 8 Film Boxes
 1963
Box 14, 8mm Film Can 1 Nix Film
 1963
Box 14, 8mm Film Can 2 Nix Super8 Film
 1963
Box 14, 8mm Film Can 3 "President Kennedy's Final Hour" Film
 1964
Box 14, 8mm Film Can 4 Zapruder Film
 1963