The following list is separated by those who either (a) did not go outside the School Book Depository or did not say, or (b) those who did go outside. Of the latter group, it is sorted by those who did not go back inside, and those who did.
The column headed "Locked" indicates those who said that they did not go inside because the door was locked (two exceptions: Palmer, who was not at work on November 22, but who drove to the TSBD on hearing the news of JFK's shooting and attempted to get in; and Hicks who found the doors locked when she attempted to leave the building). Those in parentheses did not state specifically that they found the doors locked, but said that they were accompanied by individuals who did say the doors were locked.
The column headed "Told" are those that indicated that other employee(s) told them that if they went inside, they would not be allowed back in, or who were told by police that they could not go inside.
| Name | Age | Race/Sex | Outside | Inside | Locked | Told | Comments |
| Shields | 41 | BM | - | - | - | - | Houston St Whse; w/Givens |
| Jarman | 34 | BM | N | - | - | - | 5th fl window |
| Lewis | BM | N | - | - | - | inside entryway | |
| Norman | 25 | BM | N | - | - | - | 5th fl window |
| Piper | 55 | BM | N | - | - | - | 1st fl window |
| West | 56 | BM | N | - | - | - | making coffee; left 2:00 |
| Williams, B | BM | N | - | - | - | 5th fl window | |
| Palmer | 42 | WF | - | - | - | Y | not at work; drove, found door locked |
| Burns | 56 | WF | N | - | - | - | on 3rd |
| Case | 54 | WF | N | - | - | - | on 3rd |
| Dorman | 57 | WF | N | - | - | - | w/Adams on 4th fl |
| Elerson | 23 | WF | N | - | - | - | on 3rd (Kelly Girl) |
| Foster | 28 | WF | N | - | - | - | |
| Garner | 34 | WF | N | - | - | - | w/Dorman 4th fl, 5th fr E |
| Hine | 52 | WF | N | - | - | - | answering phones |
| Hollies | 24 | WF | N | - | - | - | w/Foster |
| Hopson | 64 | WF | N | - | - | - | w/Nelson 4th fl, middle double window |
| Hughes | 27 | WF | N | - | - | - | 2nd fl window |
| Nelson | 66 | WF | N | - | - | - | w/Hopson 4th fl east win |
| Aiken | 69 | WM | - | - | - | - | Houston St Whse |
| Caster | 45 | WM | - | - | - | - | in Denton |
| Webster | 22 | WM | - | - | - | - | Houston St Whse |
| Dougherty | 40 | WM | N | - | - | - | 10' from 5th fl elev |
| Wilson | 60 | WM | N | - | - | - | 3rd floor window (shades) |
| Name | Age | Race/Sex | Outside | Inside | Locked | Told | Comments |
| Givens | 38 | BM | Y | N | - | Y | at Record & Elm |
| Arnold | 20 | WF | Y | N | - | - | |
| Baker-Rackley | 18 | WF | Y | N | - | Y | Went to restaurant at 2:15 |
| Barnum | 46 | WF | Y | N | - | - | Out to lunch - not allowed in 12:46 |
| Dragoo | 27 | WF | Y | N | Y | - | door locked |
| Holt | 24 | WF | Y | N | Y | (Y) | w/Simmons, Jacob s side DP |
| Jacob | 20 | WF | Y | N | - | - | not permitted in (Indian) |
| Johnson | 20 | WF | Y | N | (Y) | Y | locked; w/Holt |
| Kounas | 32 | WF | Y | N | - | - | stayed in vicinity listening to pd radio; went in at 3:00 |
| Simmons-Nelson | 19 | WF | Y | N | - | - | w/Holt & Johnson |
| Parker | 55 | WF | Y | N | - | - | "not allowed in" until 3:00 |
| Richie | 20 | WF | Y | N | - | - | "left 12:15 never returned" |
| Whatley | 45 | WF | Y | N | - | Y | gone shopping, not allowed in by police |
| Cason | 56 | WM | Y | N | - | - | driving home for lunch |
| Jones | 33 | BM | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Adams | 22 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | ran down stairs after shooting |
| Berry | 23 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | w/Thornton on 4th |
| Calvery | 21 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | 1st shot in front of |
| Clay | 57 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | 150' w of houston - 3rd fl ofc |
| Davis | WF | Y | Y | - | - | ||
| Dean | 48 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Dickerson | 32 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | 5 mins? |
| Hendrix | 51 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | "fled" at 3rd shot - 12:34? |
| Hicks | 19 | WF | Y | Y | Y | - | left @ 11:30; to ofc, cld nt get out, locked |
| Lawrence | 20 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | |
| McCully | 20 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Reed | 20 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | 15' w of Houston, w/Parker, Viles |
| Reed | 40 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | allowed to leave 2:30 |
| Reese | 60 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | went to bank first; "escorted" to office |
| Reid | 51 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | affirmed earlier statement? |
| Sanders | 55 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | w/stanton - 12:20 lunch room |
| Stansberry | 43 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Stanton | 41 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Styles | 23 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | went outside back door; w/Adams (ran) |
| Thornton | 34 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | w/Berry |
| Westbrook | 18 | WF | Y | Y | Y | - | w/Calvery; door locked on way out "short time" |
| Whitaker | 24 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | w/Lawrence |
| Williams | 59 | WF | Y | Y | - | - | in 5-10 mins later; lobby at first |
| Arce | 18 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | Noticed 80-year-old |
| Campbell | 55 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Frazier | 19 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Jones | 39 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | Blue Front (LHO not there); ret 1:00 |
| Junker | 42 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | Blue Front; ret 1:00 |
| Lovelady | 26 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | w/Shelley |
| Molina | 39 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Shelley | 37 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | w/Lovelady |
| Truly | 56 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | |
| Viles | 41 | WM | Y | Y | - | - | left at 3:00, only allowed into lobby |
| Williams, O | 64 | WM | Y | Y | - | - |