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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 in 1940 and had four children. In 1957 the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where Ferrell found work as a legal secretary.[citation needed]

She began collecting materials on the Kennedy assassination immediately after the event.[1] 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.[2]

Ferrell died in Dallas.[3]

Foundation

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

The Mary Ferrell Foundation, located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a non-profit.[4] Topics include the 1960s assassinations, the Watergate scandal, and post-Watergate intelligence abuse.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Cochran, Mike (22 October 2000). Research on JFK consumes the life of Dallas woman. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  2. ^ McCarthy, Jerry. Biography of Mary Ferrell Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine NameBase NewsLine, No. 4, January–March 1994.
  3. ^ Death notice (February 20, 2004). JFK Assassination Expert Dies, Mary Elizabeth McHughes Ferrell. Dallas Morning News
  4. ^ "About Mary Ferrell". MaryFerrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "About the Mary Ferrell Foundation". maryferrell.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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