Thomas J. Mooney papers, 1887-1949 (bulk 1930-1942).

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Thomas J. Mooney papers, 1887-1949 (bulk 1930-1942).

The Thomas J. Mooney Papers document the attempts to free and vindicate Thomas J. Mooney who was wrongfully convicted of bombing the San Francisco Preparedness Day Parade of 1916. Although the collection does include personal papers of Mooney and his wife Rena Mooney, the bulk of the collection consists of the records of the Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee (TMMDC), an organization run by Mooney from his jail cell for the duration of his incarceration.

70 cartons, 5 boxes, 25 oversize boxes, 16 oversize folders, 37 scrapbooks and 91 volumes (circa 120 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8242129

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942

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Thomas J. Mooney was born on December 8, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Indiana and Massachusetts. A molder by trade, Mooney first came to California in 1908, permanently settling in San Francisco in 1910. There he became involved in the work of the Socialist party and various labor organizing activites. In 1916, Mooney and Warren K. Billings were wrongfully convicted of the Preparedness Day bombing of July 22. Mooney's plight became a cause amongst labor until his eventual release and ...

Billings, Warren K., 1893-1972

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Laborer and union organizer. From the description of Papers of Warren K. Billings, 1899-1973 (bulk 1920-1939). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014443 Biographical Note 1893, July 4 Born, Middletown, N.Y. 1906 Moved with family to Brooklyn, N.Y. 1908 ...

Mooney Molders Defense Committee

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Mooney, Rena.

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Online Archive of California

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