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Typed Operative Record form for Lee Harvey Oswald
Typed Operative Record form for Lee Harvey Oswald

Typed Operative Record form for Lee Harvey Oswald

Object number1994.001.0010.0007
Date11/24/1963
ClassificationsDocuments
Author George Thomas Shires
Creator Parkland Hospital
ObjectDocument
Credit LineParkland Hospital Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Collections
DescriptionTyped Operative Record form for Lee Harvey Oswald from Parkland Memorial Hospital dated Sunday, November 24, 1963. Oswald was admitted to Parkland after Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot the accussed assassin during a jail transfer. The top portion of the form records Oswald's personal information, followed by information about the surgery. The bottom portion of the page includes a "Clinical Evaluation," followed by a narrative "Description of Operation" that continues onto the back side of the page. "Tom Shires, M.D." is typed at the bottom of the page.