Jim Mooney Letters

Collection — Box: H (Small Collections)

Identifier: AppMs-0470

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Jim Mooney Letters consist of photocopies of 35 letters Mooney wrote to his brother Charles, mostly while he was serving in the United States Navy during World War II. The letters describe military life both in training and while at sea in the Pacific theater. Three letters written to his brother before the war discuss Mooney's baseball career and interests.

Dates

1931-1946

Creator

Mooney, James Irving, 1906-1979 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The letters are open for research.

Extent

0.10 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Method of Acquisition

The Jim Mooney correspondence was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by his nephew, Jack Mooney, on June 15, 1995, accession number 1995-039.

Existence and Location of Originals

Jack Mooney retained possession of the originals.

Processing Information

Ned Irwin completed processing, and the letters were opened to researchers in March 1997.

Subjects

Baseball players Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
United States--History--World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings