McNamara Defense Committee Records
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Abstract
A New York based committee formed in 1911 to rally support for John J. and James B. McNamara prior to their confessing to dynamiting the Los Angeles Times Building in 1910. The records contain minutes, appeals for support from labor and socialist groups, responses from these groups and financial records with lists of organizations making contributions. Much of the correspondence is that of the Committee's secretary, Socialist Party activist Julius Gerber. Included are also two letters from Samuel Gompers, and two from John J. McNamara.
Historical/Biographical Note
A New York based committee formed in 1911 to rally support for John J. and James B. McNamara prior to their confessing to dynamiting the Los Angeles Times Building in 1910. The McNamara brothers were members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, which was engaged in a lengthy and violent strike. Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, led the local business community's opposition to the local labor movement.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically.
The files are grouped into one series:
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- I, Records, 1911
Scope and Content Note
The records contain minutes of committee meetings, appeals for support from labor and socialist groups, responses from these groups usually including naming of delegates to conference, and committee financial records with lists of organizations contributing. Much correspondence is that of the Committee's secretary, Socialist Party activist Julius Gerber. Two letters from Samuel Gompers support Committee efforts, and two from John J. McNamara thank Ernest Bohen for support.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Tamiment Library has no information about copyright ownership for this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from it. Materials in this collection, which were created in 1911, are expected to enter the public domain in 2032.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; NcNamara Defense Committee Records; TAM 033; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Rand School Archives, 1963. There is no earlier provenance information. The accession number associated with this collection is 1963.020.
