West Virginia and Regional History Center
Fred Mooney Manuscripts
Mooney, Fred, 1888-1952
A&M 1428
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0.17 Linear Feet
Summary: 2 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
circa 1935
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
English
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fred Mooney Manuscripts, A&M 1428, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Related A&M Collections
1428, 1956
Scope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript drafts of "The Life of Fred Mooney," by himself, and a manuscript copy of "Shootin Straight" by J. F. Pennington. Mooney, one-time Secretary-Treasurer of the West Virginia United Mine Workers, relates his experience in the West Virginia labor movement, He covers the disturbances at Cabin and Paint Creek, 1912-1913; the abortive Miners March of 1919; the Matawan massacre of the Baldwin Felts detectives; the Miners Treason Trials in 1922; and a later dispute with John L. Lewis and the UMW that led to Mooney's resignation.
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The donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.
Cabin Creek (W. Va.)
Matewan (W. Va.)
Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.)
Coal mining - Labor organization.
Coal mining - Miners' March of 1919.
Coal mining - Miners' Treason Trials.
Union names.
Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.
Miners' Treason Trials.
Matawan Massacre
Baldwin-Felts Detective Inc.
Mooney, Fred, 1888-1952
Pennington, J.F.
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969