Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Bullet and Rifle Test News Article Collection (Mss. Gr. 166)

Series 1, News Articles: The series consists of over 1,400 photocopied news articles regarding the University of Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory's investigation of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination rifle. The articles were compiled by the University's Department of Communications, News Bureau Office, from February to August 1997.

Series 2, Press Conference Video: The series consists of one Beta Cam video tape recording of a press conference, May 14, 1997, regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. bullet and rifle testing investigation.