Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Warren K. Billings papers, 1899-1973 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1899-1973 |
| Bulk Dates | 1920-1939 |
| ID No. | MSS56614 |
| Creator | Billings, Warren K., 1893-1972 |
| Extent | 2,600 items |
| Extent | 14 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 5.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010159 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm76056614 |
| Summary | Laborer and union organizer. Family and general correspondence, legal files, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and other papers relating primarily to the 1916 bombing conviction of Billings and Tom Mooney and papers relating to the Industrial Workers of the World, Billings’s activities in the union movement, especially in California, his life in Folsom State Prison, and his activities on behalf of the civil liberties of Vern Smith and Communist Party leader Earl Browder. |