The following digitized content includes materials that document Congressman Moakley's early life, his World War II service, his work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and the U.S. Congress.
For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, consult the Moakley Papers Collection Guide.
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News Release titled "Moakley Introduces Bill to Temporarily Halt the Deportation of Salvadorans"
John Joseph Moakley
Press release announcing Congressman John Joseph Moakley's introduction of H.R. 822.
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Statement by Congressman John Joseph Moakley on H.R. 822 before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law, 7 November 1985
John Joseph Moakley
The legislation, introduced by Congressman John Joseph Moakley, called for a GAO investigation on the conditions of displaced Salvadorans and a temporary stay of detention and deportation of certain Salvadorans.
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Human rights in El Salvador: Report for the period January-December 1984
The Archbishop Oscar Romero Christian Legal Aid Service
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Newsletter: "ALERT, Information from the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews," 30 June 1985
Union of Councils for Soviet Jews
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Report regarding allegations that the United States funded the Salvadoran death squads, 15 April 1985
United States. Department of Justice. Criminal Division
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Letter to Congressman John Moakley from the International Committee for the Yelistratovs, 17 July 1985
Sharon Weintraub and Vicki Yudenfriend
The organization sent a letter thanking Congressman John Joseph Moakley for writing to Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev regarding the plight of Victor and Batsheva Yelistratov
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H.R.1880 (Cigarette Safety Act) press packet, 3 October 1984
John Joseph Moakley
Includes: Press release, list of individuals active with Fire-Safe Cigarettes, films and photographs associate with fire-safe cigarettes, components of legislation and historical highlights of the fire-safe cigarette campaign.
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Letter from Richard Scanlan of the Tobacco Institute to New York Assembly Member Pete Grannis regarding their stance on fire-safe cigarette legislation, 3/5/1984
Richard Scanlan
The Tobacco Institute sent a variation of this letter to members of state legislatures that were considering fire-safe cigarettes standards for their state. A member of Grannis's staff forwarded the letter to Congressman Moakley.
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U.S. Policy Towards Undocumented Salvadorans, Mini Brief Number MB82223 (Library of Congress, Major Issues System), 8 August 1983
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Remarks of Congressman John Joseph Moakley before the National Association of Manufacturers about the legislative veto
John Joseph Moakley
Congressman Moakley discusses his stance on the use of the legislative veto and the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on INS v Chadha.
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The Churchwomen Murders: a report to the Secretary of State by Harold R. Tyler, Jr.
Harold R. Tyler
This report, written at the request of the US Department of State, reviews the evidence surrounding the investigation into the murder of four American churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Dorothy Kazel, and Jean Donovan, in El Salvador in 1980.
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Letter and forms regarding the registration of the Salvadoran Coalition for Freedom and Independence, Inc. under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 11 January 1983
United States. Department of Justice. Criminal Division
