Telegram sent to Vivian Castleberry
Object number1991.002.0007
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsDocuments
Creator
Western Union
ObjectTelegram
Credit LineVivian Castleberry Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (14 x 21.6 cm)
Collections
- "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963"
- All Online Objects
DescriptionTelegram sent to Vivian Castleberry from Nan Rajnovich at the Sault Ste. Marie Daily Star, November 22, 1963. The telegram is typed on unbleached paper with "Western Union Telegram" printed repeatedly down the left side.
Text of the telegram (in full):
“WUQ096 WUS127DEA410 DE RN434 SM88 17
CPR SM Sault Ste Marie ONT 22 446P EDT
Mrs Viviian Castleberry
Dallas Times Herald Dallas Texas
Could you possibly wire four hundred words on what Friday
Afternoon was like in Dallas Appreciate greatly
Nan Rajnovich Soo Daily Star
Four Hundred Dallas Nan Rajnovich.
450P CST Nov 22 63"
Curatorial CommentaryThis object is featured in the Museum's special exhibit, "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963," which opened on April 29, 2026.
Vivian Castleberry is considered the "grandmother of women journalists in Dallas." She was the longtime editor of women's news at the Dallas Times Herald. On the day of the assassination, she was waiting at the Trade Mart to cover First Lady Jackie Kennedy's visit to the city. After the shooting, Castleberry worked in the Times Herald newsroom and wrote several human-interest stories that weekend.
As a longtime friend of the Museum, she recorded several oral history interviews and programs. Her interview from June of 2015 may be viewed on the Museum’s online collection database here: Vivian Castleberry Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.
More objects related to Mrs. Castleberry, including the Museum’s Vivian Castleberry Collection (1991.002) can be found here: Results – Advanced Search Objects – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
