Drunken driving campaign : a subcollection of the Michael A. Musmanno's crusade against drunk driving : collection, 1927-1955.

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Drunken driving campaign : a subcollection of the Michael A. Musmanno's crusade against drunk driving : collection, 1927-1955.

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The collection consists mostly of papers of various kinds concerning Musmanno's efforts to eliminate the drunk driver from the streets of Pittsburgh. The largest series consists of correspondence. There are also speeches and other public addresses given by Musmanno, as well as newspaper and journal articles. All of these records are relevant to the life of Judge Musmanno because of his instrumental role in the legal persecution of drunk drivers.

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Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8201220

Duquesne University Library, Gumberg Library

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Musmanno, Michael A. (Michael Angelo), 1897-1968

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Michael A. Musmanno was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1929 to 1931. He authored a bill outlawing the Coal and Iron Police in western Pennsylvania. He also authored the movie script, and later the novel, Black fury which fictionalized the story of John Barkowski, an employee of the Pittsbugth Coal Company who was beaten to death by the Coal and Iron Police for no apparent reason. Musmanno represented Mrs. Sophia Barkowski in the Barkowski case against three members of the Co...