Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Photographs from the Thomas J. Mooney papers
- Dates:
- approximately 1908-1940
- Abstract:
- Photographs presumably assembled by the Tom Mooney Molders Defense Committee, depicting Thomas J. Mooney; Rena Mooney; Warren Knox Billings; views of the July 22, 1916 Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco, and related associates and subjects.
- Extent:
- 1,900 items : approximately 1,535 photographic prints in 4 boxes and 18 oversize folders, approximately 340 film negatives in 6 boxes, 7 glass negatives in 1 box, and 6 objects in 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Photographs from the Thomas J. Mooney papers, BANC PIC 1945.003, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Largely vintage copy photographs of images taken chiefly between 1936 and 1939, presumably assembled by the Tom Mooney Molders Defense Committee, depicting Thomas J. Mooney; Rena Mooney; Warren Knox Billings; views of the July 22, 1916 Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco; early group portraits depicting Mooney and other labor and political activists; and various union and socialist demonstrations in support of Mooney in Burbank, Chicago, Copenhagen, New York, Philadelphia, Sacramento, and San Francisco. Photographs also depict persons associated with the Mooney case, courtroom scenes from the Mooney trial, and Eugene Debs' Presidential Campaign of 1908. Also includes embossing stamps and printing plates pertaining to the Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee.
- Biographical / historical:
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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 pardon in 1939. Mooney died only a few years after his release, on March 6, 1942.
- Acquisition information:
- Received with the Thomas J. Mooney papers. The Thomas J. Mooney Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by the estate of Thomas J. Mooney on May 31, 1943. Additions were made by Sara H. Eliaser, former Chair of the Tom Mooney Molders Defense Committee, in 1958.
- Physical location:
- Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Dimensions:
- ; various sizes
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-14 00:06:15 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
Glass negatives and Objects: available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Photographs from the Thomas J. Mooney papers, BANC PIC 1945.003, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481