Mary Ferrell
Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell (26 October 1922 – 20 February 2004) was an American historian and independent researcher who created a large database on the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she married Hubert Afton "Buck" Ferrell (1919–1998), in 1940 and had four children. In 1957 the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where Ferrell worked as a legal secretary, for more than thirty years,[1] at a law firm and at the office of the Governor of Texas in Austin.[2]
| Mary Ferrell, in her JFK library | |
 31 December 1972 - Associated Press | |
| 2 November 1983 - Associated Press | |
| undated © Fort Worth Star-Telegram, used by permission, by John C. McAdams |
She began collecting materials on the Kennedy assassination immediately after the event.[3] Her assassination database was originally written on over 40,000 cards and included details of over 8,200 people involved in the case. These data were eventually entered into a computer. Ferrell also created a four-volume set of chronologies, covering all aspects of the assassination.[4]
She was interviewed for the program JFK: The Day the Dream Died, aired by WFAA-TV in 1983.[5]
Ferrell died, 20 February 2004, at age 81, in Dallas.[2]
Foundation
[edit]| Founder | Rex Bradford |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Tax ID no. | 04-3565424 |
| Headquarters | Ipswich, Massachusetts |
| Website | maryferrell |
The Mary Ferrell Foundation, named for Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell (26 October 1922 – 20 February 2004), is a non-profit,[6] located in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Topics include the 1960s assassinations,[7][8] the Watergate scandal, and post-Watergate intelligence abuse.[9]
Rex Bradford, a computer game designer (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Jedi Arena, Mean 18, Drac's Night Out, and British Open Championship Golf),[10] holds the offices of President, Treasurer, and Clerk and developed the Mary Ferrell Foundation website, and the History-Matters.com website. Bradford is vice-president of the Assassination Archives and Research Center.
Documents held or online include the collection of Mary Ferrell, other private contributors, and copies of other collections.[11][12]
MaryFerrell.org provides a CIA cryptonym Database with search and autocomplete lookup of CIA Cryptonyms.[13]
Authored works
[edit]- (with Robert Chapman) Introduction to Shaw, J. Gary; Harris, Larry R. (1992). Cover-up: The Governmental Conspiracy to Conceal the Facts about the Public Execution of John Kennedy (second ed.). Collector's Editions.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Vincent, Isabel (17 December 2022). "Mary Ferrell believed Oswald wasn't alone in JFK assassination". New York Post. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- 1 2
- "Mary Ferrell Obituary". Dallas Morning News. Dallas, TX: Legacy.com. February 23, 2004. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- Death notice (February 20, 2004). JFK Assassination Expert Dies, Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell. Dallas Morning News
- ↑ Cochran, Mike (22 October 2000). Research on JFK consumes the life of Dallas woman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- ↑ McCarthy, Jerry. Biography of Mary Ferrell Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine NameBase NewsLine, No. 4, January–March 1994.
- ↑ Frewin, Anthony (1993). The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: An Annotated Film, TV, and Videography, 1963-1992. Greenwood Press. p. 48.
- ↑ "About Mary Ferrell". MaryFerrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ Vaughn, Jacob. "Is President Biden 'Washing His Hands' of JFK Assassination Records?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ Vaughn, Jacob. "Thousands of JFK Assassination Documents Still Withheld After Latest Release". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ "About the Mary Ferrell Foundation". maryferrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "Site Guide - About". History-Matters.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ "FAQ - Document Archive". www.maryferrell.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ↑ "About the Archive". www.maryferrell.org.
- ↑ "CIA Cryptonyms". www.maryferrell.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1922 births
- 2004 deaths
- 20th-century American women writers
- 20th-century people from Tennessee
- 20th-century American historians
- 20th-century people from Texas
- 21st-century people from Tennessee
- Researchers of the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- American women historians
- American women archivists
- People from Memphis, Tennessee
- People from Dallas
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