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Mary Ferrell

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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

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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
image icon 31 December 1972 - Associated Press
image icon 2 November 1983 - Associated Press
image icon 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

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The Mary Ferrell Foundation Inc.
FounderRex Bradford
Type501(c)3 organization
04-3565424
HeadquartersIpswich, Massachusetts
Websitemaryferrell.org

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vincent, Isabel (17 December 2022). "Mary Ferrell believed Oswald wasn't alone in JFK assassination". New York Post. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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  3. ^ Cochran, Mike (22 October 2000). Research on JFK consumes the life of Dallas woman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  4. ^ McCarthy, Jerry. Biography of Mary Ferrell Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine NameBase NewsLine, No. 4, January–March 1994.
  5. ^ Frewin, Anthony (1993). The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: An Annotated Film, TV, and Videography, 1963-1992. Greenwood Press. p. 48.
  6. ^ "About Mary Ferrell". MaryFerrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ Vaughn, Jacob. "Is President Biden 'Washing His Hands' of JFK Assassination Records?". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  8. ^ Vaughn, Jacob. "Thousands of JFK Assassination Documents Still Withheld After Latest Release". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  9. ^ "About the Mary Ferrell Foundation". maryferrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Site Guide - About". History-Matters.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  11. ^ "FAQ - Document Archive". www.maryferrell.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  12. ^ "About the Archive". www.maryferrell.org.
  13. ^ "CIA Cryptonyms". www.maryferrell.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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