Mr. Liebeler.

a social worker in 1953 and 1954, at which time Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother lived here in New York City. Before we go into the details of that. I would like to have you state your full name for the record, if you would.

Mrs. Siegel.

Evelyn Grace Strickman Siegel.

Mr. Liebeler.

Where do you live?

Mrs. Siegel.

1347 River Road, Teaneck.

Mr. Liebeler.

Where were you born?

Mrs. Siegel.

New York City.

Mr. Liebeler.

And am I correct in understanding that you did work in New York as a social worker?

Mrs. Siegel.

That's correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

When did you begin working as a social worker?

Mrs. Siegel.

In March of 1950.

Mr. Liebeler.

How long did you continue in that work?

Mrs. Siegel.

I'm still working as a social worker.

Mr. Liebeler.

In the city?

Mrs. Siegel.

Yes; on a part-time basis.

Mr. Liebeler.

Would you outline briefly for us your educational background?

Mrs. Siegel.

A.B., Hunter College; M.S., Columbia University, School of Social Work.

Mr. Liebeler.

And in 1953, at the time that you did have contact with the Oswalds, you had been doing social work for about 3 years; is that correct?

Mrs. Siegel.

That's correct.

Mr. Liebeler.

For whom did you work as a social worker?

Mrs. Siegel.

Youth House.

Mr. Liebeler.

Are you still working for Youth House?

Mrs. Siegel.

No; I'm not.

Mr. Liebeler.

When did you begin working for Youth House and when did you terminate your employment with Youth House?

Mrs. Siegel.

I began working for them in January of 1952, and I left in August--well, I left Youth House for Girls, which is part of the same institution setup, in August of 1958.

Mr. Liebeler.

Would you describe for us briefly the nature of the Youth House as it existed in 1953?

Mrs. Siegel.

In what aspect?

Mr. Liebeler.

What kind of institution was it? What kind of people went there? What was done with them there? Will you tell me?

Mrs. Siegel.

It was a remand center for boys, delinquent boys who had gotten into trouble with the court and were remanded to Youth House for a brief period of diagnostic study. Upon their reappearance in court, so far as I understood it, those children who had been assigned for diagnostic study went back to court accompanied by a report from Youth House, which was given to the judge.

Mr. Liebeler.

What kind of a report was this? What was in it? What did it say?

Mrs. Siegel.

A full-scale diagnostic study includes a social history taken by the social worker after one or several interviews with the boy and an interview with a parent, as well as an interview with the Youth House psychiatrist; that is, the boy was interviewed by the Youth House psychiatrist. All this material was then typed up and sent to court.

Mr. Liebeler.

Who was the Youth House psychiatrist?

Mrs. Siegel.

Dr. Renatus Hartogs.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did Dr. Hartogs personally interview each boy, or were there other psychiatrists who sometimes interviewed the boys and reported, do you know?

Mrs. Siegel.

First of all, let me say that not every boy was seen by a psychiatrist or a social worker. Also, the caseload was shared from time to time by other psychiatrists on the staff of Youth House, not by Dr. Hartogs alone.

Mr. Liebeler.

There was a report of the psychiatrist, then, a report of the social worker, and were there any other reports of any other workers, generally speaking, attached to the court report?

Mrs. Siegel.

Incorporated into the social worker's report was a report from