The following digitized content includes documents documenting Congressman Moakley's early life, his World War II service, his work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and in Congress.
For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, consult the Moakley Papers Collection Guide.
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Press release: "John Joseph Moakley questions Garrity's decision," December 1975
John Joseph Moakley
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and Louise Day Hicks of the Boston City Council regarding busing, December 1975-January 1976
John Joseph Moakley and Louise Day Hicks
Letter from Moakley includes attached response from Bob Kastenmeier, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice (of the House Committee on the Judiciary), declining to hold hearings in Boston regarding the federal court order on busing.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and Marianne Procida, President of Mass. Citizens Against Forced Busing, Inc., 20-22 May 1975
John Joseph Moakley and Marianne Procida
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and ROAR (Restore Our Alienated Rights) regarding busing, including a copy of a letter from Moakley to Senator John Tower in response to the letter from ROAR, October 1975
John Joseph Moakley and Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR)
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Letter from Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR) chairperson Rita Graul to John Joseph Moakley, 1975
Restore Our Alienated Rights (ROAR)
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Constituent thank you letter to John Joseph Moakley regarding sidewalk repair, 14 August 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Boston constituent requesting State and National Guard protection for students being bused, August 1975
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Includes handwritten letter to Moakley from constituent, carbon copy of Moakley's response, and attached news clipping from The Banner. Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Dedham constituent regarding Judge Garrity's decision about busing for school desegregation, December 1975
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The constituent is opposed to Judge Garrity's decision about forced busing. Also included is news clippings from the New York Times "White Pupils' Roll Drop A Third in Boston" from 15 December, 1975. Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Roslindale constituent regarding concerns about busing, March 1975
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Correspondence with Roslindale resident regarding busing. Moakley's response describes his 1974 work on the constitutional amendment and his introduction of related bills in 1975. Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Westwood constituent regarding concerns about busing, November 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Westwood constituent regarding concerns about busing, October-November 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Letter from a South Boston constituent to John Joseph Moakley regarding Judge Arthur Garrity, 11 December 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Letter from Needham constituent regarding busing, 1 December 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
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Telegram from a South Boston constituent to John Joseph Moakley stating, "I am appalled at Garrity's decision", 9 December 1975
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Please note that the Archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.
![Letter to John Joseph Moakley from FBI regarding Moakley's remarks in "The Congressional Record", on FBI's handling of incident at Boston's Whitney Tavern, 22 September 1975 [portion of second page is missing] by United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.](https://dc.suffolk.edu/moakley-docs/1602/thumbnail.jpg "Letter to John Joseph Moakley from FBI regarding Moakley's remarks in \"The Congressional Record\", on FBI's handling of incident at Boston's Whitney Tavern, 22 September 1975 [portion of second page is missing] by United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.")
