Descriptive Summary
The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives
n.d.(1899-1932)1981
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, 1837-1930
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Collection
1.5 linear feet; 3 boxes
The Mother Jones collection contains correspondence, telegrams, newspaper clippings, and other published materials associated with Jones' time as labor activist.
Collection 7
English
Biographical Note
Mary Harris Jones, known as Mother Jones in the latter half of her life, was an American activist well known for her fiery rhetoric and dedication to labor and union rights. Jones was born in Cork, Ireland, probably 1837, moved to Canada in the early 1850s, and made her way to the United States in 1860, where she lived and worked until her death on November 30, 1930.
Why exactly Mother Jones became so dedicated to the cause of labor is hard to say, but some motivation can be inferred from her early life. Before becoming a labor activist, Jones lived a relatively quiet life with her husband and four children in Memphis. Her husband, George Jones, was an iron worker and an active member in the International Iron Molders Union. In 1867 tragedy struck when the yellow fever epidemic came through Memphis and killed her entire family. George was honored posthumously by the local chapter of the International Iron Molders Union and soon after Mother Jones left for Chicago. In Chicago, Mother Jones worked as a dressmaker until tragedy struck again. On October 8, 1871, the great Chicago fire burned down almost four square miles of the city leaving Mother Jones with nothing. Much work would be required to rebuild Chicago, and with no more family or career to speak of, Jones began her involvement with labor activism.
In her long fight for labor, Mother Jones travelled the country to help wherever and however she could, never settling for long. She helped organize laborers in Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, and even aided the labor movement in Mexico. One of Mother Jones' special causes was coal miners, "the slaves of the caves". Despite dangerous conditions, Jones returned to coal country time after time to help miners earn better wages, safer working conditions, and the right to organize. Coal strikes were especially dangerous to organize because remote locations meant companies often controlled whole towns and had their own militias. Considerable tension existed between miners and the mine operators militias, with strikes turning violent and deadly on occasion. Mother Jones came to help the miners despite threats of violence, direct and indirect, and was jailed repeatedly along with miners and other organizers.
Jones played Mother not only to miners but also to children in the mills, railway men, women in garment factories, street car boys, and other laborers. As an activist for labor, Jones gave speeches to educate and rally the workers but was much more than just a speaker. Jones raised funds and supplies and drew media attention to labor causes through public events and spectacle. On one occasion, in the summer of 1903, Jones set off on a march from Philadelphia to New York with a group of textile workers. To highlight the plight of child laborers, a hundred children were included in the group. The group stopped in towns along the way to stir up publicity with music, speeches, plays, and even sought to address President Roosevelt.
After several decades of organizing labor, Jones passed away and was given a funeral at St. Gabriel's church in Washington D.C. Her body was taken on a special railcar to Illinois where she was buried at the Union Miner's Cemetery, the only union owned cemetery in the United States.
Scope and Contents
The Mother Jones Collection consists of items pulled from their original order and provenance in the 1950s by unknown persons from the existing Terence Powderly and John Mitchell papers on deposit in the Catholic University Archives. This action, which the current archives staff does not endorse, was no doubt done because of her fame and centrality to the labor movement as well as the scarcity of extent Jones material. However, not all of the Jones material was removed so, while any research on Mother Jones starts with this collection, one must also consult the Powderly and Mitchell papers for remaining Jones related items.
The papers in this collection document Mother Jones' struggle for labor primarily through letters and newspaper clippings. The documents consist primarily of correspondence between Jones and other labor leaders such as Powderly and Mitchell, but also includes correspondence with politicians, friends, and other activists. Also included are telegrams, Christmas cards, labor publications, and reference materials on plays and other works inspired by the persona of Mother Jones.
The first series, Correspondence, 1906-1930, and undated, in box 1, is the bread and butter of this collection with the letters exchanged between Mother Jones and other labor activists. A few letters are not directly addressed to Mother Jones but relate to her activities or the labor struggle in general. The correspondence series also includes telegrams from and to Mother Jones and a few Christmas cards.
The second series, Miscellaneous Typescripts, 1913-1928, and undated, in box 1 contains a variety of published and non-published materials such as poems about Mother Jones, strike notices, and what appear to be draft copies of newspaper articles, one of which can be found in the Newspaper Clippings series.
The third series, Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1901-1932, and undated, in boxes 1-2, is a collection of articles about Mother Jones or the sometimes more generally the labor movement. Most articles are complete and many, especially the complete articles, are dated.
The fourth series, Photographs, undated in box 2, is a small series consisting primarily of photos enclosed in correspondence and one photo sent by Edward Keating.
The fifth series, Pamphlets, 1899-1926, and undated, in box 2, contains a number of printed materials about labor and unions, some specifically referencing coal miners and iron workers.
The sixth series, Photocopied Materials, 1900-1932, in box 3, has newspaper articles and correspondence that have been photocopied from other collections.
The seventh series, Reference Materials, 1910-1981, in box 3, is composed of materials related to Mother Jones that were published or disseminated after her death, such as plays and other events bearing her name.
Arrangement
The Mary Harris "Mother" Jones Collection consists of seven series:
- Series 1: Correspondence and Related Papers, 1906-1930, n.d., Box 1
- Series 2: Miscellaneous Typescripts, 1913-1928, n.d., Box 1
- Series 3: Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1901-1932, n.d., Boxes 1-2
- Series 4: Photographs, n.d., Box 2
- Series 5: Pamphlets, 1899-1926, n.d., Box 2
- Series 6: Photocopied materials, 1900-1932, Box 3
- Series 7: Reference Materials, 1910-1981, Box 3
Restrictions on Access
None
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Persons:
Mitchell, John
Mooney, Tom
Nockels, Ed
Powderly, Terence V.
Organizations:
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
Places:
Colorado
Illinois
Mexico
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Subjects:
Economic Justice
Feminism
Labor
Social Justice
Socialism
Strikes
Unions
Acquisition Information
This collection was created in the 1950s primarily by materials pulled from the Terrence V. Powderly papers and John Mitchell papers, which is a practice current ACUA archivists do not endorse. Facsimiles from other collections have been gathered as well, with originals remaining in their respective locations.
Processing Information
Processing in 2011 by Arthur Benjamin Izaurralde, with contributions by Mary Beth Fraser in 1998 and William John Shepherd in 2011. EAD markup in 2011 by Arthur Benjamin Izaurralde and William John Shepherd, with special thanks to Robin C. Pike.
Select Bibliography
Cordery, Simon. Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness (Women's Biography Series). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2010.
Fetherling, Dale. Mother Jones: The Miners' Angel. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press, 2010.
Gorn, Elliott J. Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Women in America. New York: Hill and Wang, 2001.
Jones, Mary Harris. The Autobiography of Mother Jones. C.H. Kerr and Co., 1925.
Jones, Mary Harris. The Autobiography of Mother Jones. Mary Parton and Clarence Darrow (eds). Kila, Montana: Kessinger Publishing, 2010.
Jones, Mary Harris. Mother Jones Speaks: Speeches and Writings of a Working-Class Fighter. Philip S. Foner (ed.). Atlanta: Pathfinder Press, 1983.
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton. Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers' Rights. Minneapolis: Learner Publications Company, 1997.
Orear, Leslie F. (ed.) Mother Jones and the Union Miners Cemetery-Mount Olive, Illinois. Chicago: Illinois Labor History Society, 2002.
Phelan, Craig. Divided Loyalties: The Public and Private Life of Labor Leader John Mitchell. New York: State University of New York, 1994.
Phelan, Craig Phelan. Grand Master Workman: Terence Powderly and the Knights of Labor. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000.
Schniderman, Saul. "Mother Jones' Final Sojourn: My Search for the House Where 'the Miner's Angel' Died," Labor's Heriage (11:2) Fall 2000/Winter 2001: 4-13.
Phelan, Craig Phelan. William Green: Biography of a Labor Leader. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1989.
Raffaele, Sister John Francis, GNSH. Mary Harris Jones and the United Mine Workers of America. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Masters Thesis, 1964.
Scibilia, Dominic. "The Christological Character of Labor: A Theological Rehabilitation of Mother Jones," US Catholic Historian (13:3) Summer 1995: 49-61.
Scofield, Ann. "Mother Jones in Kansas: An Archival Note," Labor History (27:2) 1986: 431-442.
Steel, Edward M. (ed.) The Correspondence of Mother Jones. Pittsburgh: Univesity of Pittsburgh Press, 1985.
Steel, Edward M. (ed.) The Speeches and Writings of Mother Jones (Pittsburgh Series in Social and Labor History). Pittsburgh: Univesity of Pittsburgh Press, 1988.
Stepenoff, Bonnie. "Keeping it in the Family: Mother Jones and teh Pennsylvania Silk Strike of 1900-1901," Labor History (38:4) Fall 1997: 432-449.
Waggoner, Eric. "Radical Rhetoric, American Iconography, and "The Autobiography of Mother Jones"," Appalachian Journal (32:2) Winter 2005: 192-210.
Wake, Dorothy L. Mother Jones: Revolutionary Leader and Social Reformer. Bloomington, Indiana: Xlibris, 2001.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence,
1906-1930
(1 Box)
Correspondence, primarily letters but including some telegrams and Christmas card exchanged between Mother Jones and other labor activists such as Terrence Powderly and Tom Mooney. Some are not directly addressed to Mother Jones, but relate to her pro labor activities.
1
1
Correspondence,
May 1906 - October 1915
01.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
May 9, 1906
02.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
November 8, 1906
03.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
May 24, 1907
04.
Typed letter from R.F. Magon, Anotonio L. Villarreal, and Librado Rivera,
November 31, 1909
05.
Typed letter to Mother Jones,
January 10, 1911
06.
Telegram from United Mine Workers to Mother Jones,
September 1, 1911
07.
Handwritten letter from T.V. Powderly to Mother Jones,
March 3, 1913
08.
Typed letter from T.V, Powderly to Mother Jones,
May 1, 1913
09.
Telegram from Mother Jones to Sen. Martine Borah,
September 9, 1913
10.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
September 20, 1913
11.
Typed letter from Frank Hayes to Mother Jones,
November 28, 1913
12.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
March 22, 1914
13.
Typed letter,
June 1914
14.
Handwritten letter from R.L [?] to Mother Jones,
February 4, 1915
15.
Handwritten letter from Mary Martin [?] to Mother Jones,
February 7, 1915
16.
Typed letter from J.P. White to Mother Jones,
October 8, 1915
1
2
Correspondence,
July 1916 - December 1916
01.
Typed letter from W.E. Chilton [?] to Mother Jones,
July 11, 1916
02.
Telegram from Tom Mooney to Police Chief White,
July 27, 1916
03.
Typed memo from Tom Mooney to I.M.U. of N.A.,
October 23, 1916
04.
Handwritten letter from Marguerite Prevey to Mother Jones,
October 26, 1916
05.
Typed memo from Tom Mooney to unknown,
October 28, 1916
06.
Typed letter from Katherine Schmidt to Mother Jones,
October 29, 1916
07.
Typed letter from Mother Jones [?] to Margaret Prevey,
October 31, 1916
08.
Typed letter from Tom Mooney to Mother Jones,
November 25, 1916
09.
Typed letter from Chas. Batley to Mother Jones,
November 28, 1916
10.
Typed letter from Henry Hagelstein to Mother Jones,
December 1, 1916
11.
Typed letter from Mother Jones [?] to J. Clancey,
December 2, 1916
12.
Telegram from John P. White to Mother Jones,
December 6, 1916
13.
Telegram from John P. White to Mother Jones,
December 9, 1916
14.
Typed letter from Mother Jones [?] to J.P. Tumulty,
December 13, 1916
15.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Tom Mooney,
December 15, 1916
16.
Typed letter from Emma T. Martin to Mother Jones,
December 27, 1916
17.
Typed letter from Tom Mooney to Mother Jones,
December 28, 1916
1
3
Correspondence,
January 1917 - December 1920
01.
Typed letter from Samuel Graham to Mother Jones,
January 2, 1917
02.
Telegram from John B. Mooney,
January 18, 1917
03.
Typed letter to Mother Jones,
November 13, 1918
04.
Typed letter from M.P. Cosgrove to Martin Sternhardt,
November 24, 1918
05.
Typed letter from Sara J. Dorr to Mother Jones [?],
December 16, 1918
06.
Christmas card from William Green to Mother Jones,
December 1918
07.
Christmas card from Carl Beck to Mother Jones,
December 21, 1918
08.
Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Gurley to Mother Jones,
December 21, 1918
09.
Christmas card from Mamil M. Hickey to Mother Jones,
December 29, 1918
10.
Typed letter from Edward Keating to Mother Jones,
January 11, 1919
11.
Telegram from Mother Jones to Ed Nockels,
January 14, 1919
12.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
June 19, 1919
13.
Typed letter to Mother Jones,
June 15, 1920
14.
Typed letter from T.V. Powderly [?] to Mother Jones,
December 28, 1920
1
4
Correspondence,
February 1921 - October 1922
01.
Typed letter from W.P. Hunt to Mother Jones,
February 15, 1921
02.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
April 5, 1921
03.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
April 6, 1921
04.
Typed letter to Mother Jones,
April 9, 1921
05.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
November 23, 1921
06.
Telegram from James Lord to T.V. Powderly,
September 4, 1922
07.
Telegram from Katherine to Mother Jones,
September 4, 1922
08.
Telegram from John Fitzpatrick to T.V. Powderly,
September 4, 1922
09.
Telegram from Federated Shopcrafts and Brotherhoods of Texas to Mother Jones,
September 6, 1922
10.
Handwritten letter from W.M. Boneir [?] to T.V. Powderly,
September 6, 1922
11.
Telegram from Dan W. Stevens to Mother Jones,
September 7, 1922
12.
Typed letter from Ed Nockels to Mother Jones,
September 14, 1922
13.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Ed Nockels,
September 20, 1922
14.
Handwritten letter from E.F. Morgan to Mother Jones,
October 6, 1922
1
5
Correspondence,
January 1923 - August 1925
01.
Handwritten letter from Tom Cairns to Mother Jones,
January 2, 1923
02.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Mrs. T.V. Powderly,
February 23, 1923
03.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
March 1, 1923
04.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
May 3, 1923
05.
Handwritten letter from Mother Jones,
June 11, 1923
06.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Mr. and Mrs. Powderly,
November 10, 1923
07.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Mrs. Powderly,
March 31, 1924
08.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Mrs. Powderly,
April 8, 1924
09.
Typed letter from Claude Erwin to Mother Jones,
August 16, 1924
10.
Handwritten note from Mother Jones to Emma Powderly,
March 31, 1925
11.
Handwritten letter from Catherine Yarwell to Mother Jones,
April 29, 1925
12.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Emma,
1
6
Correspondence,
January 1926 - August 1930
01.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to T.V. Powderly,
January 22, 1926
02.
Handwritten letter to Mother Jones,
March 11, 1926
03.
Typed letter from Katherine to Mother Jones,
June 25, 1926
04.
Handwritten letter from Katherine to Mother Jones,
November 18, 1927
05.
Telegram from Catherine Arnell to Mother Jones,
November 24, 1927
06.
Postcard from Cora Meyer to Mother Jones,
January 9, 1928
07.
Handwritten letter from Louise Maguire to Mother Jones,
January 22, 1928
08.
Typed letter from Roger [?] to Mother Jones,
March 5, 1929
09.
Typed letter from Coal Miners of Colorado to Friends of Humanity,
March 27, 1928
10.
Typed letter from John H. Walker to Mother Jones,
September 18, 1928
11.
Telegram from John Nockels to Mother Jones,
April 30, 1929
12.
Typed letter from Mother Jones to Emma Powderly,
January 9, 1930
1
7
Correspondence,
Undated
01.
Typed Letter from Roberto Haberman to Mother Jones,
n.d
02.
Typed letter,
n.d
03.
Handwritten letter from Robert Shapiro,
n.d
04.
Typed letter from Mother Jones,
n.d
05.
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Powderly to Mother Jones,
n.d
06.
Handwritten letter from Susana and Sam to Mother Jones,
n.d
07.
Handwritten letter,
n.d
08.
Handwritten note from Mother Jones,
n.d
Series 2: Miscellaneous Typescripts,
1913-1928, n.d
(1 Box)
Published and non-published materials such as poems about Mother Jones, strike notices, and draft copies of newspaper articles,
1
8
Miscellaneous Typescripts,
May 1913 - January 1928
01.
Poem, "Mother Jones" by Oscar Langford, in Miner's Magazine
May 1, 1913
02.
Not Prepared, Just a Few Facts
February 22, 1916
03.
Bourke Cockran, America's Greatest Criminal Lawyer, takes Labor Cases without fee
October 8, 1916
04.
Colorado Striking Coal Miner's Bulletin No. 14
January 29, 1928
1
9
Miscellaneous Typescripts,
undated
01.
Strike Call,
n.d
02.
Resolution introduced at the A.F, of L. Convention, Baltimore, MD.,
n.d
03.
Poem "Dear Mother Jones" by Prof. John Ward Stimson,
n.d
04.
Possible draft fr a newspaper article,
n.d
05.
Mother Jones, by T.V. Powderly,
n.d
06.
Voting record of John J. Cornwell against labor causes,
n.d
07.
Resolution to fight Bill 104 and strike until repealed if passed,
n.d
08.
Suggestions for Arizona Trip,
n.d
09.
The Clifton-Morence Metcalf Strike,
n.d
10.
Released from the Labor Forum,
n.d
11.
From the Committee on Industrial Relations 320 Broadway, Room 507, by Dante Barton,
n.d
Series 3: Newspaper Clippings,
1901-1932
(6 Folders)
Articles about Mother Jones or the labor movement. Most are complete and many are dated.
1
10
Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
1901-1928
01.
About "Mother Jones." Something Concerning the Woman Before the Public in Connection with Labor Troubles,
March 30, 1901
02.
Miners at Empire Will Remain Loyal to Their Organization,
July 28, 1908
03.
Mother Jones' Plea for Babies,
October 12, 1910
04.
Hers is the Voice Eternal,
September 26, 1913
05.
Mother Jones Put out of Mining Town,
January 5, 1914
06.
Loss of Life in Colorado Strike,
September 3, 1914
07.
Higher Pay to Telephone Girls is Asked by Frank Walsh,
February 15, 1915
08.
Mrs. Noel Tells Gov. Johnson Social Workers are for W.W.,
October 15, 1916
09.
L.A. Unions Blacklist Mrs. Robins,
October 21, 1916
10.
Letter of Acceptance, Eugene Debs,
1916
11.
Trend of Current Political Thought and Action,
1916
12.
Great Man's Last Message, The Challenge, These Things Be, and Lenin [4 items],
June 14, 1917
13.
American Plan is Denounced at Convention,
March 1922
14.
Laurel Crown of Greatness Put on Head of Mother Jones,
August 5, 1922
15.
Women: "Sir, a Woman.",
July 16, 1923
16.
Dean Harris: Historian and Archaeologist,
March 1924
17.
'Mother Jones', 98, Kept Ignorant of Sacco Death,
August 23, 1927
18.
Mother Jones, Ill, Thinks Sacco Alive,
August 24, 1927
19.
Grateful to Alliance People for Donations, Miners Dig up Load of Pines for City Park,
April 24, 1928
20.
Mine Unions Strong for 'Rump' Session,
May 14, 1928
1
11
Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
1929-1932
01.
'Mother Jones Passes Her 99th Birthday,
May 4, 1929
02.
99 and Ill, She Fights Gamely,
December 24, 1929
03.
'Mother' Jones Lingers at Death's Door,
December 26, 1929
04.
'Mother' Jones Urges Hoover Aid Strike,
December 27, 1929
05.
Mother Jones, 98 Years Old, Intends to Reach Age of 115,
06.
Chicago to be Host to "Mother Jones" on 100th birthday,
January 15, 1930
07.
Chicago to be Host to "Mother Jones" on 100th birthday [duplicate copy],
January 15, 1930
08.
Mother Jones Selects Place of Burial in Will,
January 15, 1930
09.
'Mother' Jones Nearly 100, Pilgrims Ask Clear Road,
April 1, 1930
10.
Unemployed Trek to Honor Mother Jones,
May 1, 1930
11.
Mother Jones, Labor Leader, Honored by Adherents as She Passes 100 Mark,
May 1, 1930
12.
Mother Jones, 100, is Given Ovation by Old Friends,
May 1, 1930
13.
'Mother' Jones 100 Years Old but Still Vigorous, Profane,
May 1, 1930
14.
Observes 100th Birthday,
May 2, 1930
15.
A "Century Cake" for Mother Jones,
May 2, 1930
16.
Mother Jones 100 Years Old, Fired Broadside at Dry Law,
May 2, 1930
17.
Birthday Telegram From Rockefeller Buries the Hatchet With Mother Jones,
May 3, 1930
18.
Quiet, Not Cake, Features John D's. 91st Birthday,
June 1930
19.
Religion and Gain,
July 16, 1930
20.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess hosts at Reception Last Evening,
September 5, 1930
21.
Mother Jones Tears up Will Leaving 10,000,
September 6, 1930
22.
"Mother" Jones, 100, is Slowly Dying at Home in Maryland,
September 14, 1930
23.
Mother Jones Near Death,
September 16, 1930
24.
Mother Jones Grows Gradually Weaker,
September 17, 1930
25.
Mother Jones Better; Physicians Puzzled,
September 18, 1930
26.
Interview is Given by Mother Jones,
October 3, 1930
27.
Woman Nursing Mother Jones Suffers Nervous Breakdown,
October 6, 1930
28.
Mother Jones' Nurse, Worn by Long Strain, Collapse,
October 7, 1930
29.
Mother Jones' Nurse Undergoes Operation,
October 1930[?]
30.
Mother Jones Loss of Strength Checked,
October 11, 1930
31.
Mother Jones Better,
October 13, 1930
32.
Mother Jones is Too Ill to Recognize Her 'Boys',
November 26, 1930
33.
Death Severs Long Life of Mother Jones,
November 1930
34.
Mother Jones' Estate to Build Monument,
December 2, 1930
35.
The World Turns Around ,
[CA 1930]
36.
Simple Rites Held for Mother Jones,
December 4, 1930
37.
Tears Greet Coffin of "Mother" Jones,
December 5, 1930
38.
Last Tribute to "Mother" Jones,
December 10, 1930
39.
Mother Jones Dies Honored by All Classes of Americans,
December 11, 1930
40.
Flowers Banked in Room Honor Mother Jones' Memory,
May 1, 1931
41.
Home Which Sheltered the Late Mother Jones Opened for Convalescent,
May 8, 1932
42.
American Legion Swings into Line in Relief Canvas,
1930[?]
43.
Mother Jones Nurse Married 30 Years,
1930[?]
44.
'Mother' Jones, 99, Dying in Maryland,
1930[?]
45.
"Mother" Jones is Nearing Death in Maryland,
1930[?]
46.
Morgan, Hell and Co.,
1930[?]
1
12
Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
n.d.
01.
Mother Jones Dying in Maryland,
n.d.
02.
Rockefeller Conference Arouse Labor,
n.d.
03.
Plans for Relief in Strike Zones: Since Union Has Withdrawn Benefits Situation is Desperate,
n.d.
04.
Article speaking to differences between problems in Russia and America and advocating for Socialism in America,
n.d.
05.
The West Virginia Mine Workers,
n.d.
06.
Will Colorado Act?,
n.d.
07.
43 Sentenced to Prison for Antiwar Plot,
n.d.
08.
Political Lines Shift,
n.d.
09.
Paper and Other Prices,
n.d.
10.
Two Dollar Wheat Did it,
n.d.
11.
Misjudging Women,
n.d.
12.
Ask Signatures to Free Lawson: Pennsylvania Federation of Labor Denounces his Conviction as a "Damnable Outrage",
n.d.
13.
Higher Standards of Living and Better Days for Workers,
n.d.
14.
The 'Iron Man' Rules the World,
n.d.
15.
Howat vs Lewis,
n.d.
16.
'Mother' Jones Plans to Hold Open House on 100th Birthday,
n.d.
17.
The New Dark Age,
n.d.
18.
Mother Jones Roasts Militia; Says they are Little Kids,
n.d.
19.
Mother Jones Roasts Militia; Says they are Little Kids[duplicate],
n.d.
20.
[A]re the Charity Officials 'Pauperized' by the Money that is Given Them?,
n.d.
21.
Densmore's Aid Improbable in Fickert Probe,
n.d.
22.
Gas Routs Reds,
n.d.
23.
A National Issue,
n.d.
24.
The West Virginia Mine Workers,
n.d.
25.
Mother Jones to Speak Labor Day,
n.d.
26.
In Memoriam: Jack London,
n.d.
27.
Mother Jones Seeks Mine Peace,
n.d.
28.
Our Strike in Colorado: Probe of Colorado Mine Strike Closes,
n.d.
29.
[H]er Name and Memory Will Live Forever,
n.d.
30.
Labor Leader Scores Highes; Boosts Wilson: 'Mother Jones, National Celebrity, in Davensport for Short Time",
n.d.
31.
A Tribute to Mother Jones on the 101st Anniversary of Her Birthday,
n.d.
32.
Rockefeller is Guest for Night at Miner's Home,
n.d.
33.
To Mother Jones,
n.d.
34.
Law and Order in Industry,
n.d.
35.
Mother Jones Expresses Wish,
n.d.
36.
Mother Jones Expresses Wish[duplicate],
n.d.
37.
Annunciation,
n.d.
38.
From Dillonvale, Ohio,
n.d.
39.
Bakery Drivers of S.F Encourage English Strikers,
n.d.
40.
Mother Jones,
n.d.
41.
Norton Opposes 10,000 more for Caplan Secret Fund,
n.d.
42.
Organized Charity a Farce,
n.d.
43.
Say Jail Awaits Foster,
n.d.
44.
Ohio Workers Raise Wages, Steel Workers Organize, Lathers Increase Wages,
n.d.
45.
World Unionism Advancing,
n.d.
46.
Article about National Association of Manufacturers,
n.d.
2
1
Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
n.d.
01.
A Spanking, Then "Taffy",
n.d.
02.
God Gave his Land for All His People,
n.d.
03.
The Death of a Noted Swindler: H. Granville Gray, Forger, Blackmailer, and Bigamist, Gone,
n.d.
04.
Ben Wilson Shows Forces that Drift and Drive Towards Socialism,
n.d.
05.
Rockefeller Union Don't Get Results,
n.d.
06.
Pressmen Make Gains,
n.d.
07.
Shielding the Rockefellers,
n.d.
08.
25,000 are Killed at Work,
n.d.
09.
Mother Jones for Howat at Meeting,
n.d.
10.
Calls Mother Jones a Mischief-Maker Worse Than Borgia,
n.d.
11.
6 Hour Day Howat to Continue Fight for Justice,
n.d.
12.
Criminals All, Industrial Relations,
n.d.
13.
Mother Jones Asks John D. Jr. to Talk Less and Act More,
n.d.
14.
Miners Hold Conference with John D.,
n.d.
15.
"The Cause," the Shining Mark of the Traducers,
n.d.
16.
Save the Vineyards an Vote 'No' on Both Prohibition Amendments,
n.d.
17.
1500 Crowd High School to Hear Nearing Lecture,
n.d.
18.
"I'll go Back When I'm Ready," Mother Jones,
n.d.
19.
"I'll go Back When I'm Ready," Mother Jones[duplicate],
n.d.
20.
Official Order Which Calls off Miner's Strike,
n.d.
21.
'Mother Jones' Here on an Unknown Mission for Day,
n.d.
22.
'Mother' Jones Predicts Rebellion: People Will Rise up, she says, As They Did in French Revolution,
n.d.
23.
John D., Jr., Sleeps in Miner's Camp, 'Mother' Jones Praises John D. Rockefeller, Jr.",
n.d.
24.
Mother Jones's Discovery,
n.d.
25.
Equality of Right,
n.d.
26.
Mother Jones Pays Tribute to Mr. Taft, Recalls Kindly Act,
n.d.
2
2
Newspaper Clippings, Incomplete,
1915-1930
01.
John D. Jr., Chats with Labor Folk,
02.
Justice Brandeis-He Defeated Organized Greed and the People Win,
03.
Campaign Against the Injunction: The Courts Must be Short of Usurped Authority,
04.
Mother Jones Demands 6-Hour Day; Wants Wilson,
05.
I.W.W. in Plot Case Sent to Prison,
06.
Strike Heads See Mr. Rockefeller,
07.
Mother Jones' 102nd Birthday: Voice of Labor Puts on Program,
2
3
Newspaper Clippings, Incomplete,
n.d.
01.
...Justice, She Says,
n.d.
02.
Ignorant of Sacco Fate,
n.d.
03.
Elliot Praises, Lawson Rails at John D's Big Charity Fund,
n.d.
04.
Why Not Destroy Mines?,
n.d.
05.
Rockefeller Foundation Attacked by Union Men,
n.d.
06.
Gifts in Perpetuity Rare,
n.d.
07.
White Haired Woman Tells of War on Labor,
n.d.
08.
Preparedness and the Working Class,
n.d.
09.
Mother Jones Goes back on John D., Jr.,
n.d.
10.
Tucker Issues "The Chosen Nation",
n.d.
11.
Article about Joseph T. Davis' campaign for Attorney General,
n.d.
12.
Mother Jones Isn't Alone in Wanting to Limit,
n.d.
13.
Labor and Capitalist,
n.d.
14.
The Moyer...,
n.d.
15.
At Last! The Constitutional Convention Adjourns at 1240 this Afternoon,
n.d.
16.
To [?] [Cost?] of Present Strike,
n.d.
17.
Mother Jones is Going Back to Trinidad,
n.d.
18.
Mother Jones,
n.d.
19.
Mother Jones Just Released from a Washington, D.C. Hospital,
n.d.
20.
Congratulations on Indictment,
n.d.
21.
Reign of Terror in Bayonne, N.J.; Soldiers Called,
n.d.
22.
Article about Rockefeller an Mother Jones,
n.d.
23.
Four Union Chiefs with 15 Indicted,
n.d.
24.
Crushing Labor in the Copper Empire,
n.d.
25.
The Dignity of Labor,
n.d.
26.
Rockefeller's Hopes Told by His Chief Aid,
n.d.
27.
Rockefeller, Jr., May Face Jersey Grand Jury in Inquiry To-day,
n.d.
28.
Applaud Wilson's Answer,
n.d.
29.
Mother Jones,
n.d.
30.
Article about Mother Jones helping get men out of prison,
n.d.
31.
Pay Tribute to Leaders at Banquet,
n.d.
32.
Hardwick Denies Caucus Decision Can Bind Him,
n.d.
33.
Foundation Called Aid in Business Miners' Attorney Says John D. Put Own Interests Ahead of Philanthropy,
n.d.
34.
Dunbar Flint Glass Company is Making its Last Stand,
n.d.
35.
Head of Brotherhood Says the Companies Having Taken First Step, the Union Will Complete It,
n.d.
36.
Article about 'eating' books,
n.d.
37.
Mexico to Have one More Acting Chief Executive,
n.d.
38.
Mr. Rockefeller on the Stand,
n.d.
39.
The New Evangelism,
n.d.
Series 4: Photographs,
1909-1924, n.d.
(1 Box)
Primarily photos enclosed in correspondence.
2
4
Photographs,
1924, n.d.
01.
Newspaper article negatives,
n.d.
02.
Postcard and iconography of Mother Jones,
n.d.
03.
A Civil Liberty,
August 16, 1924
04.
Holding the Fort,
August 16, 1924
05.
Photo of debris,
August 16, 1924
06.
Speaking at Grave,
August 16, 1924
07.
I.W.W. Hall,
August 16, 1924
08.
Anthony N. Savage,
n.d.
2
5
Photographs,
1909, n.d.
01.
Mother Jones, Terrence V. Powderly, John P. White,
n.d.
02.
Mother Jones Portrait,
n.d.
03.
Mother Jones and Terrence V. Powderly,
May 8, 1909
2
6
Photographs, Edward Keating,
1909, n.d.
01.
Edward Keating Portrait,
n.d.
Series 5: Pamphlets,
1899-1926
(1 Box)
Printed materials about labor and unions, some specifically referencing coal miners and iron workers.
2
7
Pamphlets,
1899-1915
01.
Coeur D'Alene Mining Troubles, 56th Congress, 1st Session,
October 15, 1899
02.
Labor Troubles in Idaho, 56th Congress, 1st Session,
December 13, 1899
03.
In Re Mary Jones Application for Original Writ of Habeas Corpus,
February 14, 1914
04.
The Activities in Colorado of Mother Jones,
August 17, 1914.
05.
The National Erectors' Association and the International Association of Bridge an Structural Ironworkers,
.
2
8
Pamphlets,
1917-1926, undated
01.
Working Class Books,
1926
02.
Report of the Proceedings of the Third Congress of the Pan-American Federation of Labor,
1921
03.
Civil War in West Virginia by Winthrop D. Lane,
1921
04.
Compulsory Information in Coal a Fact Finding Agency,
1922
05.
Why the Miners' Program?,
n.d.
06.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Education Proposed Community Forum Bill,
1917
07.
Preliminary Statement of Behalf of the Coal Operators of the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek Fields to the sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Acting Under Senate Resolution 37,
n.d.
Series 6: Photocopied Materials,
1900-1930, n.d.
(1 Box)
Newspaper articles and correspondence photocopied from other collections.
3
1
Photocopied Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
1903-1932
3
2
Photocopied Newspaper Clippings, Complete,
n.d.
3
3
Photocopied Newspaper Clippings, Incomplete,
1913-1930
3
4
Photocopied Newspaper Clippings, Incomplete,
n.d.
3
5
Photocopied Newspaper Clippings,
1916-1930
3
6
Photocopied Correspondence, copied from West Virginia Collection,
1921-1924
3
7
Photocopied Correspondence, copied from John Mitchell Papers,
1900-1904
Series 7: Reference Materials,
1910-1981
(1 Box)
Materials related to Mother Jones that were published or disseminated after her death, such as plays and other events.
3
8
Reference Materials,
1910-1980
3
9
Reference Materials,
1980-1981