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Articles and Essays

Arnold, Thurman. “The Crash: What It Meant.” In Isabel Leighton, ed.
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Cartledge, Rick. “Bonnie and Clyde.”
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Edwards, Robert. “A Tale Tom Persell Lived to Tell.”
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
, January 25, 1997.

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Kansas City Star
, September 17, 1978.

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Newspapers

Amarillo (Tex.) Daily News
Amarillo (Tex.) Sunday News-Globe
Ash Grove (Mo.) Commonwealth
Austin (Tex.) American Statesman
Chandler (Okla.) News-Republican
Cleveland County (Ark.) Herald
Comanche (Tex.) Chief
Daily Oklahoman
Daily Oklahoma Times
Dallas Daily Times-Herald
Dallas Dispatch
Dallas Evening Journal
Dallas Morning News
Denton (Tex.) Record-Chronicle
Des Moines Register
Dexter (Iowa) Sentinel
Enid (Okla.) Morning News
Fairbury (Neb.) News
Fairmont (Minn.) Daily Sentinel
Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger and Chronicle
Fort Smith Southwest American
Hope (Ark.) Star
Houston Press
International News Service
Jackson (Minn.) Republic
Joplin (Mo.) Globe
Joplin (Mo.) News Herald
Landmark
, Platte City, Mo.
McKinney (Tex.) Daily Courier Gazette
Mexico (Mo.) Intelligencer
Mexico (Mo.) Weekly Ledger
Minneapolis Journal
Okabena (Minn.) Press
Pharos-Tribune
, Logansport, Ind.
Pleasanton (Kans.) Observer Enterprise
Prague (Okla.) News Record
Pratt (Kans.) Daily Tribune
Pratt (Kans.) Union
Ruston (La.) Daily Leader
Southwest American
, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Springfield (Mo.) Daily News
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
Springfield (Mo.) Press
Stephenville (Tex.) Empire-Tribune
Sunday World-Herald Magazine of the Midlands
Wellington (Tex.) Leader

Unpublished Manuscripts and Correspondence

Allen, James G. “The First State Bank-Bokchito, Oklahoma.” Unpublished manuscript held by the Bryan County Heritage Association, Calera, Oklahoma.

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell. Letter to Matt Caldwell, November 11, 1933.

_____. Letters to her mother. January 14, 1933; January 29, 1936; July 12. 1939.

_____. Unpublished handwritten history of Marcum family.

_____. Four unpublished scrapbooks.

Barrow, Buck. Letter to family, January 16, 1930.

Barrow, Buddy Williams. E-mail to John Neal Phillips, September 16, 2002.

Barrow, Cumie T. Unpublished manuscript, 1933–1934.

Biffle, Kent. E-mails to John Neal Phillips, December 24 and 27, 2002.

Bronaugh, Frank E. Letter to Blanche Barrow, March 30, 1939

Chapler, Keith M, M.D. Letter to Debra Sanborn, May 3, 1974. Dexter (Iowa) Historical Society.

Crawford, Kermit “Curley.” Letter to John Neal Phillips, December 21, 1982.

Griffith, Bill. Letters to Blanche Barrow, February 8, April 7, and August 13, 1936.

Henson, S. C., a. k. a. Joe Wood. Letter to Kent Biffle, September 2, 1980.

Hounschell, Jim. E-mail to John Neal Phillips, February 4, 2002.

Hutzell, Diane, and Cheri Rupp. “Bonnie and Clyde: Hide-Out in Dexter.” Dexter (Iowa) Historical Society.

Kimsey, Shirley I. E-mail to John Neal Phillips, May 6, 2003.

_____. Letters to John Neal Phillips, October 25, 2002; May 7, 2003.

Legg, Walter M., Jr. Letter to John Neal Phillips, September 1, 1982.

Mattix, Rick. E-mail to John Neal Phillips, April 1, 2003.

McCormick, Harry. Unpublished manuscript dealing with Ralph Fults, 1956–66.

Moon, Billie Jean Parker. Unpublished handwritten history of the Parker and Krause families, 1985.

_____. Unpublished handwritten observations about Bonnie Parker.

_____, and Joyce Huddleston, as told to Clint Kelley. “Bonnie, Clyde, and Me.” unpublished essay.

Ruckdeschel, Carol. Cumberland Island Museum. Letter to John Neal Phillips, January 22, 2002.

Russell, Bud. “The Clyde Barrow–Bonnie Parker Harboring Case.” Unpublished manuscript, 1935.

Sanborn, Debra. “The Barrow Gang’s Visit to Dexter.” Unpublished essay. Dexter (Iowa) Historical Society.

Schwartz, Herb. Notes accompanying a series of photographs made in Dexfield Park, July 24, 1933.
Des Moines Register.

Searles, William R. Letter to John Neal Phillips, December 14, 1982; April 21, 1983.

Taulbee, LaVern. E-mails to John Neal Phillips, December 2, 2002; January 15, 2003.

Winkler, Wilbur. Letters to Blanche Barrow July 26, 1937, and October 11, 1937.

_____. Letter to R. B. Bridgeman, January 17, 1936.

_____. Letter to David Clevenger, January 17, 1936.

_____. Letter to Paul V. Renz, May 30, 1936.

Woods, S. O., Jr. Texas Department of Corrections (now TDCJ-ID), letter to John Neal Phillips, March 19, 1985.

Interviews

Baber, George and Frances. Eyewitnesses. Interview by LaVern Taulbee, Platte County, Missouri, November 19, 2002.

Barrow, Blanche Caldwell. Wife of Buck Barrow. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Kaufman County, Texas, September 24, 1984, November 3 and 18, 1984.

Barrow, Buddy Williams. Clyde Barrow’s nephew, LC Barrow’s stepson. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, August 1, 1998; October 26, 2002.

Barrow, Marie. Clyde Barrow’s youngest sister. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, August 24, 1984; September 15, 25, and 30, 1993, November 18, 1993; May 25, 1994; April 19, 1995; April 29, May 1, August 1, September 12, and November 30, 1998.

Blohm, Wilma. Dexter, Iowa, resident. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dexter, Iowa, May 5, 1983.

Carey, Mary. Colleague of newspaperman Harry McCormick. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, December 8, 1985.

Christine. Post-prison friend of W. D. Jones. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, May 25, 1984.

Crawford, Kermit “Curley.” Platte City, Mo. resident. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Kansas City, April 19, 1983.

Feller, Marvelle. Dexter, Iowa, resident. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dexter, May 5, 1983.

Ford, Trey. Historian. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, June 6, 1984.

Fults, Ralph S. Barrow gang member. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, November 5 and 12, 1980; December 5 and 10, 1980; February 1, March 8 and 14, May 10, and July 18, 1981; February 13 and December 4, 1982; May 21, 1983; June 12, 1984; February 22 and April 29, 1985.

Grove, Larry. Newspaper reporter. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, April 2, 1980.

Hamilton, Floyd. Bank robber. Raymond Hamilton’s older brother. Participant in the raid on the Eastham prison farm. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, July 18, 1981.

_____. Bank robber. Telephone interview by Teresa Pierce, June 5, 1975.

Hamilton, Mildred. Floyd’s wife. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, July 18, 1981.

Hammet, Jack. Barrow gang member. Interview by John Neal Phillips. Denton, Texas, February 20, 1982.

Hayes, Johnny. Photojournalist. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, October 10, 1981; February 28, 1983.

Hays, John W. “Preacher.” Former Dallas County deputy sheriff. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, April 20, 1980.

Hays, Mrs. J. W. Teenaged acquaintance of Clyde Barrow. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, April 20, 1980.

Hinton, L. J. “Boots.” Son of Dallas County deputy sheriff Ted Hinton. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, May 5, 1980, August 15, 2001.

Hinton, Mrs. Ted. Ted Hinton’s second wife. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, April 15, 1980.

Holmes, Ken M., Jr. Historian. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, September 9, 1993; January 18, 1994.

Jack. Member of the Lake Dallas Gang. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Denton, Texas, February 20, 1982.

Jones, William Daniel. Barrow gang member. Interview by Kent Biffle, Houston, June 1969.

Joyner, Lorraine. Daughter of John Joyner, negotiator in the ambush of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Interview by Dr. Robert Pierce, May 13, 1992.

Karlen, Elsie Wullschleger. Barrow robbery victim. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, January 10, 1983.

Legg, Walter, Jr. Kaufman County resident. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Kemp, March 13, 1981; September 15, 1993.

Linder, Rhea Leen. Niece to Bonnie and Billie Jean Parker. Interview by John Neal Phillips, October 5, 2002.

Milner, Dr. E. R. Historian. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Denton, August 4, 1984.

Myers, Rose. Cafe customer of Bonnie Parker. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, January 19, 1983.

Neuhoff, Henry, Jr. Barrow robbery victim. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, February 20, 1982.

Pierce, Dr. Robert. Former director of the Texas prison archives and the Texas Prison Museum at Huntsville. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, Huntsville, November 5 and 6, 1993.

Roseborough, Robert F. Barrow auto theft victim. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Marshall, Texas, July 11, 1984.

Russell, Robert H. Biographer of Texas prison system employee Bud Russell. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Tyler, Texas, July 11, 1984.

Scoma, Luke. Former inmate at Eastham prison farm. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Dallas, August 24, 1984.

Searles, William R. Eyewitness to Platte City gunfight. Interview by John Neal Phillips, Cassville, Mo., April 20, 1983.

Weiser, Esther. Longtime friend of Blanche Caldwell Barrow. Interviews by John Neal Phillips, September 8, 2001; October 5 and 31, 2002, April 18 and May 13, 2003.

Internet Sources

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