A&M 1956Fred Mooney Manuscripts A&M 1956Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:52:16 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Fred Mooney Manuscripts Mooney, Fred, 1888-1952 A&M 1956 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5676 0.75 Linear Feet 8.5 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 scrapbook, 0.5 in.) ca. 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 Conditions Governing Access

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fred Mooney Manuscripts, A&M 1956, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Related A&M Collections

1428, 1956

 Scope and Contents

Fred Mooney papers, ca.1935. 1 ms. Box and 1 bundle. Original manuscripts on "The Life of Fred Mooney, By Himself" and a scrapbook and newspaper clippings collected by Mooney. Mooney was a former secretary-treasurer of United Mine Workers District 31. A microfilm copy of the papers was made in 1961 and is filed under A&M 1428.

Additional: One folder of correspondence by or to Fred Mooney, 1938-1941. Includes typescript pages of Mooney's early life and family. Correspondents include John J. Lewis. Added 1968 Feb 29: One typed copy of the manuscript, "Struggle in the Coal Fields, The Autobiography of Fred Mooney" ed. by J.W. Hess, published 1967.

Added 1970 Jun 6: One Newspaper Picture photographic copy 1 negative. Box 2.

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 Coal mining - Labor organization. Coal mining - Miners' March of 1919. Coal mining - Miners' Treason Trials. Union names. Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. United Mine Workers of America. District 31 Hess, J.W. Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969 Mooney, Fred, 1888-1952