Thomas J. Mooney collection, 1919-1939

Fundraising poster advertisement from a Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee letter, circa 1937.
Fundraising poster advertisement from a Tom Mooney Molders' Defense Committee letter, circa 1937. Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center.

Thomas J. "Tom" Mooney was a labor activist who was convicted of murder in the bombing of the Preparedness Day Parade in San Francisco in 1916. His conviction was widely disputed, and after 22 years in prison, he was pardoned in 1939.

(OHC COLL 2014-7)

3 folders in 1 box (.1 linear feet)

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Available at Oakland History Center, Main Library.