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Congressman Moakley Papers Documents

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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Central Artery Corridor: South Area Planning Study [partial scan]

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This scan includes only Chapter 3 - Section D, Chapter 4, and Appendix 1. Please contact the Archives for access to the remainder of the report.
Constituent thank you letter to John Joseph Moakley regarding Amtrak employment, May 1977

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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Constituent thank you letter to John Joseph Moakley from members of the Eliot family thanking John Joseph Moakley for seeing them when they visited Washington, June 1976

Eliot family
"Make Congress Stop Bussing" booklet by Congressman Lawrence P. MacDonald, April 1976

Lawrence Patton McDonald
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and two Jamaica Plain residents regarding busing, 23-31 March 1976

John Joseph Moakley

Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Correspondence from John Joseph Moakley to U.S. Attorney General Edward H. Levi about Federal court busing orders, 5 April 1976

John Joseph Moakley
Draft letter to campaign volunteer from John Joseph Moakley thanking him for support, 12 October 1976

John Joseph Moakley
Follow-up correspondence from John Joseph Moakley to Attorney General Edward H. Levi reiterating the need to conduct a review of Federal court busing orders, 17 May 1976

John Joseph Moakley
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus regarding busing including a list of demands, April-May 1976

John Joseph Moakley and Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus

The letter from the Massachusetts Black Legislative Caucus discusses the attack on Theodore Landsmark and other violent incidents in Boston, and is signed by representatives Mary H. Goode, Royal Bolling Jr., Doris Bunte, Robert Fortes, Raymond Jordan, Melvin King, and Senator William Owens.
Draft letter to "Friend" thanking them for allowing a Moakley campaign sign to be placed on their yard, 10 February 1975

James O'Leary
Draft from The Committee of Correspondents, "An Open Letter to Massachusetts Liberals", 12 January 1976

The Committee of Correspondents
Article from "South Boston Information Center News" by Dan Yotts about busing and John Joseph Moakley, 1 July 1976

Dan Yotts
News clipping from the South Boston Center newspaper column by Dan Yotts, 27 May 1976

Dan Yotts
Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education booklet, "Boston Desegregation: The First Term 1974-75 School Year", 22 February 1975

Freedom House Institute
Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education booklet, "Boston School Committee: 'Student Desegregation Plan': A Response," 3 February 1975

Freedom House Institute
Letter from Louise Day Hicks to John Joseph Moakley regarding an anti-busing Wall Street Journal article by Michael Novak, 4 August 1975

Louise Day Hicks
Letter from Louise Day Hicks to John Joseph Moakley regarding busing and South Boston High receivership; includes news clipping from the Quincy Patriot Ledger "Southie Order Called Illegal", 19 December 1975

Louise Day Hicks
Letter from Louise Day Hicks to John Joseph Moakley requesting the establishment of a commission to "investigate and report on the circumstances surrounding the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment," 12 December 1975

Louise Day Hicks
Telegram from Lousie Day Hicks to President Gerald Ford concerning the placement of South Boston High School under federal receivership, 15 December 1975

Louise Day Hicks and Gerald R. Ford
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Boston resident regarding busing, November-December 1975

John Joseph Moakley

Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Braintree resident regarding busing, 10-15 December 1975

John Joseph Moakley

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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Needham constituent regarding busing, 1 November 1975

John Joseph Moakley

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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a South Boston constituent regarding busing, November 1975

John Joseph Moakley

Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a South Boston High School teacher regarding South Boston High receivership, 15 December 1975

John Joseph Moakley

Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a West Roxbury constituent regarding busing, 30 October 1975

John Joseph Moakley

Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.