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Rev. Wally Chappell Oral History
Rev. Wally Chappell Oral History

Rev. Wally Chappell Oral History

Object number2004.001.0038
Date10/06/2004
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Rev. Wally Chappell
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 42 Minutes
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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Rev. Wally Chappell. A socially active religious leader in Dallas, Chappell was pastor of the Ridgewood Park United Methodist Church in 1963. He held a special prayer service for President Kennedy on Friday evening following the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 6, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
The Rev. Chappell passed away on September 18, 2016. Less than six months earlier, he self-published a collection of poems and writings entitled When I Listen (2016). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator