Mary Ferrell#Foundation
{{Short description|American historian}}
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
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,{{cite news |last1=Vincent |first1=Isabel |title=Mary Ferrell believed Oswald wasn't alone in JFK assassination |work=New York Post |url=https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/mary-ferrell-believed-oswald-wasnt-alone-in-jfk-assassination/ |access-date=28 November 2024 |date=17 December 2022}} at a law firm and at the office of the Governor of Texas in Austin.
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She began collecting materials on the Kennedy assassination immediately after the event.Cochran, Mike (22 October 2000). Research on JFK consumes the life of Dallas woman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram 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.McCarthy, Jerry. [http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/the_critics/Ferrell/Ferrell_bio.html Biography of Mary Ferrell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528160334/http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/the_critics/Ferrell/Ferrell_bio.html |date=2006-05-28 }} NameBase NewsLine, No. 4, January–March 1994.
Ferrell died, 20 February 2004, at age 81, in Dallas.
- {{cite news |title=Mary Ferrell Obituary |url=https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/mary-ferrell-obituary?id=27896991 |access-date=28 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128092646/https://obits.dallasnews.com/us/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/name/mary-ferrell-obituary?id=27896991 |archive-date=28 November 2024 |work=Dallas Morning News |publisher=Legacy.com |date=February 23, 2004 |location=Dallas, TX}}
- Death notice (February 20, 2004). JFK Assassination Expert Dies, Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell. Dallas Morning News
Foundation
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The Mary Ferrell Foundation, named for Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell (26 October 1922 – 20 February 2004), is a non-profit,{{cite web |title=About Mary Ferrell |url=https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/About_Mary_Ferrell.html |website=MaryFerrell.org |access-date=7 February 2023}} located in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Topics include the 1960s assassinations,{{cite news |last1=Vaughn |first1=Jacob |title=Is President Biden 'Washing His Hands' of JFK Assassination Records? |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/biden-washes-his-hands-of-jfk-assassination-records-16962174 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work=Dallas Observer |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Vaughn |first1=Jacob |title=Thousands of JFK Assassination Documents Still Withheld After Latest Release |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/thousands-of-jfk-assassination-documents-still-withheld-after-latest-release-15585443 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work=Dallas Observer |language=en}} the Watergate scandal, and post-Watergate intelligence abuse.{{cite web |title=About the Mary Ferrell Foundation |url=https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/About_MFF.html |website=maryferrell.org |access-date=7 February 2023}}
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),{{cite web |title=Site Guide - About |url=https://www.history-matters.com/siteguide/siteguide_abouthm.htm |website=History-Matters.com |access-date=28 November 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=FAQ - Document Archive |url=https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/FAQ_-_Document_Archive.html |website=www.maryferrell.org |access-date=28 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=About the Archive |url=https://www.maryferrell.org/pages/About_the_Archive.html |website=www.maryferrell.org}}
{{anchor|CIA Cryptonym Database}}
MaryFerrell.org provides a CIA cryptonym Database with search and autocomplete lookup of CIA Cryptonyms.{{cite web |title=CIA Cryptonyms |url=https://www.maryferrell.org/php/cryptdb.php |website=www.maryferrell.org |access-date=28 November 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/About_Mary_Ferrell Mary Ferrell biography] via [http://www.maryferrell.org Mary Ferrell Foundation web site]
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Category:Researchers of the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Category:20th-century American historians