Papers of Howard P. Willens

Background on the Howard P. Willens Papers

Howard P. Willens served as assistant counsel to J. Lee Rankin of the Warren Commission's President Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Overview of the Howard P. Willens Papers

The papers of Howard P. Willens consist of Chron files; affidavits; miscellaneous memoranda; letters, etc. compiled regarding the proceedings of the Warren Commission. Howard P. Willens served as assistant counsel to J. Lee Rankin of the Warren Commission's President Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

For questions about these records or copying information, please write to the Textual Records Reference Division at the National Archives at College Park, Room 2400, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, call at (301) 837-3510, or e-mail:archives2reference@nara.gov.

Box List of the Howard P. Willens Papers

Volume: 1.008 Cubic Feet

Box 1

• Chron File Folders (09/63-02/64)

Box 2

• Chron File Folders (03/63-04/64)

Box 3

• Chron File Folders (05/64-06/64)

Box 4

• Chron File Folders (07/64-09/64)

Box 5

• Memoranda for Members of the Commission; Depositions; and Citizen Mail Applicants

Box 6

• Memoranda for Members of the Commission; Miscellaneous Memoranda; Final Report; and Presidential Protection

Box 7

• Reports; Supplemental Reports

Box 8

• Original Willens Diary Journal; Transcript of Journal